All arguments for God fail – Do all arguments for the
existence of God Fail?
The question of all arguments for the existence of God
failing is an interesting one. Trying to prove each argument for God fails on a
one-by-one basis would take forever. Trying to go through all the main
arguments for God and then all of the off-shoot arguments for the existence of
God seems like a fool’s errand. What if we look at background categories? Could
we determine that all the background categories would not allow for arguments
for the existence of God to succeed? It is an interesting question too. We all
understand that arguments for God have been around for as long as mankind has
been able to discuss them. But, perhaps now we have a possible conclusion. Russ
Manion, in his paper, “The Recursive Nature of Theistic Arguments and Their
Modal Consequences” offers an answer. He believes that background categories
are the Key to showing that All arguments for God fail.
In this video, Manion’s argument will be presented and discussed. See
what you think. As in all good philosophical presentations, there is also a
twist at the end. Boy, I didn’t see that one coming. What if all theistic
arguments were either circular or contradictory. Wouldn’t that show that all
theistic arguments fail? Watch the video to find out.