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Descartes' Proof of the Existance of God

Date Submitted: 09/11/2004 11:04:31
Category: / History
Length: 5 pages (1297 words)
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Descartes' Proof of the Existence of God By: AEH E-mail: hoyingea@hotmail.com The intention of this paper will be to examine Descartes’ argument for the existence of God. First, I will review Descartes’ proof for the existence of God. Then, I will discuss some consequences that appear as a result of God’s existence. Finally, I will point to some complications and problems that exist within the proof. Descartes’ proof of the existence of …

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…I can also think of a being so absolutely imperfect. Since Descartes holds that existence is a perfection, how can this idea of an absolutely imperfect being exist? So now I have an idea with an objective reality and by Descartes’ rule, it must also have a formal reality. I do not see how this is possible. Descartes was obviously a man of great intelligence, but ultimately failed in proving God’s existence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**

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