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So philosophers have put forth various arguments throughout history in an attempt to demonstrate the existence of god.
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These arguments can be broadly categorized into several classical contemporary approaches.
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So number one is the cosmological argument, which is basically saying that we argue for god because the existence of the universe and its need for a cause or explanation.
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There's also the teleological argument.
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This is basically an argument from design asserting that the complexity, order, and purpose observed in the natural world imply a creator or an intelligent designer.
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Three, we have the ontological argument.
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So this is purely conceptual.
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It argues that the concept of god as a greater being than which nothing can be conceived implies god's existence.
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Basically, the very idea of god necessitates that there must be a god...