Does God Exist?
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"Does God Exist?" is a major theological and philosophical work by Hans Küng that rigorously examines the rational credibility of belief in God in dialogue with modern science and contemporary thought.
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| Does God Exist? canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Does God Exist? Context triple: [Hans Küng, notableWork, Does God Exist?]
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A.
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.
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B.
Existence of God
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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C.
Does Consciousness Exist?
"Does Consciousness Exist?" is a philosophical essay by William James that challenges traditional notions of consciousness by proposing a radical empiricist view of experience as fundamentally neutral.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Does God Exist? Target entity description: "Does God Exist?" is a major theological and philosophical work by Hans Küng that rigorously examines the rational credibility of belief in God in dialogue with modern science and contemporary thought.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Existence of God
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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C.
Does Consciousness Exist?
"Does Consciousness Exist?" is a philosophical essay by William James that challenges traditional notions of consciousness by proposing a radical empiricist view of experience as fundamentally neutral.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend the rational possibility of belief in God
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integrate scientific insights into theology ⓘ respond to modern atheism ⓘ |
| author | Hans Küng ⓘ |
| engagesWith |
Enlightenment critique of religion
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Freudian criticism of religion ⓘ Marxist criticism of religion ⓘ Nietzschean criticism of religion ⓘ contemporary philosophy ⓘ contemporary theology ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ modern science ⓘ scientific naturalism ⓘ |
| focusesOn | rational credibility of belief in God ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| hasMainQuestion | Is belief in God rationally credible in the modern world? ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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Karl Barth ⓘ Karl Rahner ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
modern scientific cosmology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive treatment of the God question in modern thought
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dialogue with contemporary science ⓘ systematic critique of atheism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Existiert Gott? ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
critical rationalism
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hermeneutics ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| structure |
critical examination of arguments for and against God
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historical analysis of belief in God ⓘ systematic theological reflection ⓘ |
| subject |
agnosticism
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existence of God ⓘ modern atheism ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ rationality of religious belief ⓘ science and religion ⓘ theism ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Catholic theology
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ecumenical theology ⓘ |
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