Compare and Contrast the Cosmological and Ontological Arguments.
Compare and Contrast the Cosmological and Ontological Arguments
“Why do I exist? What created the universe? Does God exist?” Questions which have challenged philosophers for many years. The Cosmological and Ontological arguments attempt to answer these questions. Through this essay I hope to explore the methodology and formation of the arguments in their early stages, and their development through the years. I will also explore the extension of the arguments in the modern era, for both supporters and critics of the arguments. The modern era provides a wide range of developments to the arguments, and I will explore the ideas and thoughts of many 20Th Century philosophers. At the core of this essay is the two very different approaches of the arguments, the a posteriori based Cosmological, and the a priori based Ontological .