by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 9, 2017 | Cosmology
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION G.W. Leibniz said the most important question any of us could ever ask in this life is: “Why is there something rather than nothing?” GUIDING PRINCIPLE Leibniz’s Principle of Sufficient Reason: “Nothing happens...
by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 8, 2017 | Cosmology
Two Types Of Beings Or Entities In The Universe The German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz divided everything that exists into two categories with separate definitions: 1. contingent beings 2. necessary beings Contingent Beings Leibniz defined a...
by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 7, 2017 | Cosmology
THE FIVE ARGUMENTS OF NATURAL THEOLOGY “Natural theology” is a branch of theology that seeks to provide justification for belief in God’s existence without the use of scripture. Each of these five arguments for the existence of God is an independent piece of evidence...
by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 7, 2017 | Introduction
AN ARGUMENT An argument can be in the following forms: • a deduction – based on logic (i.e., the conclusion logically follows from the premises), or • an induction – drawing a conclusion based on observation: “The sun rises every day and is therefore...
by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 6, 2017 | Introduction
“Natural theology” is a branch of theology that seeks to provide justification for belief in God’s existence without the use of scripture. It is the method that we use for this website. But how do we know when someone has established a compelling case for their...
