Inductive Arguments that God Exists

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Inductive ArgumentsthatGod Exists

• Based loosely on the work of
• Richard Swinburne

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A Cosmological Argument(including intelligent
design)
The universe is very complex and so are the
laws of nature. While the laws of nature can
explain how complexity develops from earlier
states to later states, they do not explain how
to begin the universe. While the laws of nature
can explain conservation of energy, they cannot
explain why the universe contains exactly as much
energy as it does. It's easier to believe the
universe was intentionally caused by something
than that it (contrary to known science)
unintentionally caused itself. Intentions are
properties of beings. So, it is easier to believe
that the universe was intentionally caused by
some being than that it wasn't.
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An Argument From Consciousness
Transcendental consciousness (consciousness of
one's own consciousness) has appeared in
configurations of apparently unconscious
matter. There are no scientific explanations
for the appearance of transcendental
consciousness. If there is a creator god who
acted intentionally, that being would possess
consciousness. A being that possesses
transcendental consciousness would enjoy the
existnce of other transcendenaltly conscious
beings. So, it is more plausible to believe that
human beingsand any other transcendentally
conscious beings were intentionally created.