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Do we have a good reason to believe in existence of a "higher power"?Speaks of Transcendentalism

Date Submitted: 08/21/2003 06:51:15
Length: 4 pages (1116 words)
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        We do not have good reasons to believe in something transcendental. Most of the arguments in favor of God, or a so-called 'higher power' are based on faith and emotion, and not a clear logical argument. In fact, these arguments are often in favor of throwing logic out the window. In many ways, this question is similar to someone attempting to prove the existence of an invisible elephant. It is far easier to prove that …

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…the scientific method, and logic. With all of our technological advances, we have never been able to find substantial evidence that this power exists or ever did exist. We also have not found a logical argument to prove its existence. Without this substantive proof, we cannot say that we have logical or reasonable reasons to believe in something transcendental. We humans have not found the invisible elephant, but have already created the circus for it.

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