Existence of God
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metaphysical question
philosophical topic
problem in philosophy of religion
religious doctrine
theological topic
The Existence of God refers to the theological and philosophical assertion that a single, ultimate, and necessary divine being underlies and governs all reality.
All labels observed (1)
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| Existence of God canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5798871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Existence of God Context triple: [Thirteen Principles of Faith, principle1, Existence of God]
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A.
The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
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five ways to prove the existence of God
The "five ways to prove the existence of God" are St. Thomas Aquinas’s classic set of philosophical arguments—based on motion, causation, contingency, degrees of perfection, and teleology—offered in the Summa Theologica as rational demonstrations of God’s existence.
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Theodicy
Theodicy is a philosophical and theological work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with an all-powerful, all-good God by arguing that we live in the best of all possible worlds.
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God in Creation
"God in Creation" is a major theological work by Jürgen Moltmann that develops a doctrine of creation emphasizing God's immanent presence in the world and a panentheistic, ecological vision of reality.
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E.
Is There a God?
"Is There a God?" is a short, accessible work of philosophy in which Richard Swinburne presents a rigorous, probabilistic argument in favor of the existence of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Existence of God Target entity description: The Existence of God refers to the theological and philosophical assertion that a single, ultimate, and necessary divine being underlies and governs all reality.
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A.
The Existence of God
The Existence of God is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne presents a detailed, probabilistic argument for the rationality of believing in God’s existence.
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B.
five ways to prove the existence of God
The "five ways to prove the existence of God" are St. Thomas Aquinas’s classic set of philosophical arguments—based on motion, causation, contingency, degrees of perfection, and teleology—offered in the Summa Theologica as rational demonstrations of God’s existence.
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C.
Theodicy
Theodicy is a philosophical and theological work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with an all-powerful, all-good God by arguing that we live in the best of all possible worlds.
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D.
God in Creation
"God in Creation" is a major theological work by Jürgen Moltmann that develops a doctrine of creation emphasizing God's immanent presence in the world and a panentheistic, ecological vision of reality.
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E.
Is There a God?
"Is There a God?" is a short, accessible work of philosophy in which Richard Swinburne presents a rigorous, probabilistic argument in favor of the existence of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
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metaphysical question
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philosophical topic ⓘ problem in philosophy of religion ⓘ religious doctrine ⓘ theological topic ⓘ |
| centralTo |
apologetics
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many world religions ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| debatedBy |
agnostics
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atheists ⓘ philosophers ⓘ scientists ⓘ theists ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| hasArgumentType |
argument from consciousness
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argument from fine-tuning ⓘ argument from miracles ⓘ argument from religious experience ⓘ cosmological argument ⓘ moral argument ⓘ ontological argument ⓘ teleological argument ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
agnosticism
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atheism ⓘ deism ⓘ fideism ⓘ ignosticism ⓘ monotheism ⓘ natural theology ⓘ panentheism ⓘ pantheism ⓘ polytheism ⓘ revealed theology ⓘ |
| hasCounterArgumentType |
argument from divine hiddenness
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argument from incoherence of divine attributes ⓘ argument from naturalism ⓘ argument from nonbelief ⓘ argument from poor design ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ |
| historicallyDiscussedBy |
Alvin Plantinga
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Anselm of Canterbury ⓘ Aristotle ⓘ Bertrand Russell ⓘ David Hume ⓘ Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Plato ⓘ René Descartes ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
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| influences |
ethical systems
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existential attitudes ⓘ religious practice ⓘ worldviews ⓘ |
| involvesQuestion |
whether a divine being exists
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whether moral values require a divine source ⓘ whether reality has a transcendent ground ⓘ whether the universe has a personal creator ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedAs |
question about a necessary being underlying contingent beings
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question about a single ultimate divine being in monotheism ⓘ question about the ground of all reality ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
creator
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divine attributes ⓘ faith ⓘ first cause ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ natural law ⓘ necessary being ⓘ reason ⓘ revelation ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Existence of God Description of subject: The Existence of God refers to the theological and philosophical assertion that a single, ultimate, and necessary divine being underlies and governs all reality.
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