What are the major Catholic arguments for the existence of God or just give your favorite

[HelenRose]

See, all the people I know who view logic or math as their supreme truth tend to Bellevue some of the most illogical things, such as the self refuting position that everything is relative, and there are no absolutes. The issue is that they’ve just asserted, absolutely, that there are no absolutes. You might try asking your nephews why math works. There’s no way to empirically explain why math works, but people use it as the basis for all other empirical study…

The problem I have with my nephew is, I hate to admit it, but his IQ soars above mine. He can out-talk me 100 to 1. However, his common sense is lacking in several areas so I don’t let this get me down.

He makes me think and although I can often see the fallacy of his arguments, I have a difficult time articulating mine. This is not a bad thing because it forces me to study. We have a great deal of respect for each other and when our discussions become heated, we both back away.

I like the statement, “There is no way to empirically explain why math works, but people use it as a basis for all other empirical study…”

 

[Charlemagne_III]

The problem I have with my nephew is, I hate to admit it, but his IQ soars above mine. He can out-talk me 100 to 1. However, his common sense is lacking in several areas so I don’t let this get me down.

IQ has nothing to do with grasping the truth of God.

Fools rush to Nogod where angels fear to tread.

I have found atheism to be a sickness of the heart rather than a sickness of the mind, for the simple reason that the atheist, if he is honest with himself, can no more prove there is no God than the theist he says cannot prove there is.

So it has to come down to the heart, not the head.

There can be a thousand reasons why a man would flee from God. Your nephew needs to find out which one applies to him, and with sufficient sincere effort, no doubt he will, even if it’s on his deathbed.

The simple truth that hardly any theist on his deathbed turns to atheism, whereas plenty of atheists have turned, or returned, to God.

 

[ProdglArchitect]

The problem I have with my nephew is, I hate to admit it, but his IQ soars above mine. He can out-talk me 100 to 1. However, his common sense is lacking in several areas so I don’t let this get me down.

He makes me think and although I can often see the fallacy of his arguments, I have a difficult time articulating mine. This is not a bad thing because it forces me to study. We have a great deal of respect for each other and when our discussions become heated, we both back away.

I like the statement, “There is no way to empirically explain why math works, but people use it as a basis for all other empirical study…”

As Charlemagne pointed out, IQ is really not a good indicator of intelligence or wisdom. Many high IQ people hide behind their intelligence, rather than use it to truly inquire about the nature of reality.

I have a couple of friends, both of whom are near genius level IQs. They’re incredibly intelligent, and can easily understand complex subjects. Unfortunately, when it comes to actually living in reality and dealing with the world, they’re both more apt to not seek answers. They claim science has the answers despite science barley suggesting possibilities, let alone presenting answers. They have great faith in science, and mock people who have faith in God, despite the people who have faith in God having far more philosophical backing to their position than those who put their faith in science and random chance.

 

[fisherman_carl]

There is no single argument that one could use that will make a man turn to faith if he is not open to God. Yet, even the simplest argument has merit to the one looking for God. Reason can make a man go to the beach. But it takes faith to jump in the water. This, conversion is a work of grace. These arguments are there for the one whose heart has opened just a little bit to the possibility of God, but their skeptical mind is getting in the way. The arguments for God refute the skeptics, but do not make a skeptic a believer if he is not open to their conclusion.

 

[HelenRose]

There is no single argument that one could use that will make a man turn to faith if he is not open to God. Yet, even the simplest argument has merit to the one looking for God. Reason can make a man go to the beach. But it takes faith to jump in the water. This, conversion is a work of grace. These arguments are there for the one whose heart has opened just a little bit to the possibility of God, but their skeptical mind is getting in the way. The arguments for God refute the skeptics, but do not make a skeptic a believer if he is not open to their conclusion.

A matter of grace. A matter of choice.

 

[Charlemagne_III]

There is no single argument that one could use that will make a man turn to faith if he is not open to God. Yet, even the simplest argument has merit to the one looking for God.

One does not have to prove the existence of God. One only has to prove that the existence of God is plausible, and there are many “proofs” that do just that.

Peter Kreeft in his *Handbook of Christian Apologetics *gives 20 such “proofs.”