Homework SourseThe ontological argument is a branch of philosophy that stud
The ontological argument is…
a branch of philosophy that studies categories of things and their manner of existence.
a branch of philosophy that studies the original cause of all being.
an argument for God’s existence based on the type of thing God is or the definition of the idea “God”.
an argument for God’s existence based on causality and the need for there to be a first cause which is itself uncaused in order to avoid an infinite regress.
the study of being or the types of entities that have being.
| A. | a branch of philosophy that studies categories of things and their manner of existence. | |
| B. | a branch of philosophy that studies the original cause of all being. | |
| C. | an argument for God’s existence based on the type of thing God is or the definition of the idea “God”. | |
| D. | an argument for God’s existence based on causality and the need for there to be a first cause which is itself uncaused in order to avoid an infinite regress. | |
| E. | the study of being or the types of entities that have being. |
Solution
D) An argument for God’s existence based on causality and the need for there to be a first cause which is itself uncaused in order to avoid an infinite regress.
An ontological argument is a philosophical argument for the existence of God that uses ontology.
Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality as well as the basic categories of being and their relations.
| D) An argument for God’s existence based on causality and the need for there to be a first cause which is itself uncaused in order to avoid an infinite regress. |
