Religious belief and the sceptical responses
Describe how a sceptical problem arises in connection with one of the areas of thought we have studied. Then discuss one or more responses to the problem.Religious belief and the sceptical responses Although dismissed by many philosophers as nonsensical and irrelevant, religious beliefs are still held by over half of the world’s population and therefore the subject must be valid as an area of intellectual discussion. This particular area of thought gives rise to much sceptical debate as the proofs offered by believers seem flawed when held to close scrutiny. It is particularly interesting in that the sceptical problems also go further than merely questioning the validity of the proofs but in fact can be taken so far as to actually question the validity of the original presupposition; that is, that we can even sensibly ask the question, “does God exist”, in the first place. There are three primary proofs that have been offered by apologists wishing to defend their religious belief. The first of these was a metaphysical proof originally invented by St Anslem and was formally envisaged by Descartes in his fifth mediation. It is known as the ‘ontological’ argument. The foundations of this argument lay in the suppositi
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Approximate Word count = 2149
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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