Peter Kreeft The Existence of God part 3 of 8 apologetics

Boston University philosopher and Catholic Apologist , Peter kreeft lectures on The existence of God.

1). Here is a link to an Oxford University study showing that children are born with a Natural beliefe in God, Not atheism. If a child is born on an Island with no one to teach them about God, they will still Normally develop a belief in God.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/3512686/Children-are-born...

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[DADShadowFox]

We can argue philosophy all you want, but the truth of the matter is, the first cause argument has its weakpoints, whether you subscribe to it or not.

[grandconjunct]

"No cause" is beyond weak. "Universe causes itself" is even weaker.

only 2 options for universe, Event causation (exp. energy) and Agent causation (such as first creator)

the only way an event cause can yield a finite, temporal event is if a change occurs in the cause itself, But then this entails that the cause itself must be caused by something else - and so the problem resurfaces! You still need a cause for your energy. Universe requires a personal explanation, not a law explanation.

[AbdielAbiram]

Good video

[HammerofHeretics]

I'd say your assumption that energy existed before the Big bang is a nice assumption. What scientific methodology did you use to determine that. Was there a control group?

[SeptemberCatholic18]

I'm not sure whether or not you realize that this is not my video, but nevertheless, I will defend Peter Kreeft.

I am astounded by your inability to recognize that here Kreeft argues the same arguments I presented in my other videos you "watched." In fact, this is the same man who was speaking vicariously through me in my videos.

As painful as it may be for you to hear, you are terrible at philosophy, and need some serious practice with logic and reason. This is coming from a philosophy major.

[railroadtrash09]

The way it sounds, he is saying God does not look like a man.... I am still waiting for some proof.

[mrqsilveira]

hum... I liked it! It is a thought starter and combines wonderfully with your yt nickname!

[outtaker]

Take a computer for example..it has programming, like the animals before mentioned, and acts on its programming only because the human creator made it so. Programming requires a will and a mind...so not only does the Creator-Being have a will of his own, (i.e., he's not some universal quality or just thought), and he must have an intellectual mind (programming is both simple and complicated).

[outtaker]

building is not just a personal action, limited to persons. Animals do it, too. Animals are "what"s. Persons are "who"s. Even so, the instincts that these animals use in order to do these things, damming a river, making a nest, are quite natural to the, and because they're illogical creatures, one can't say their instincts are influenced by any sense of a "will" on their part. Their instincts had to be placed there, I used the word "programming," by a creator-being....

[outtaker]

Do not animals build things to aid themselves? Beavers dam up rivers with many logs...a barricade was created, if you will. Birds build nests to place their eggs in...etc..Do these acocunt for "construction" only by a who? I think not ! And why then do these animals do these things? They're not rational, as we are, thereforeit's illogical to assume they don't do it by instinct. Their programming proves a creator-being.

[baldwalrus7]

"a builder nor does a builder HAVE TO BE a WHO...it may be a what!!!!" This seems to be a contradiction in terms: building is by definition a personal action, therefore, one who builds is a person.

[Ephemerance]

08:20

So our own perception determine what is intelligently designed? Perhaps this is simply a shadow our own awareness, not a bona-fide exterior phenomenon. God is a component of experience. On whatever level the dreamer sees fit.