Name the Argument: Theology

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Whatever begins to exist has a cause. The universe began to exist. Therefore, the universe has a cause.

If God exists and you believe, you gain everything; if He doesn’t, you lose nothing—therefore, it is rational to believe in God.

The universe exhibits complex order and purpose, and such design implies a designer—therefore, the universe was designed by an intelligent being.

God is defined as the greatest conceivable being, and a being that exists in reality is greater than one that exists only in the mind—therefore, God must exist in reality.

Things are in motion, and whatever is moved is moved by another; this chain cannot go on infinitely, so there must be a First Mover—God.

Every effect has a cause, and there cannot be an infinite regress of causes, so there must be a First Cause—God.

Contingent beings exist, but if everything were contingent, nothing would exist; therefore, a necessary being must exist—God.

There are varying degrees of goodness, truth, and nobility, which imply the existence of a maximal standard—God.

Natural things act toward an end or purpose, which suggests design by an intelligent being—God.

If objective moral values and duties exist, then God exists; objective moral values and duties do exist; therefore, God exists.

If God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good, then evil should not exist; evil does exist; therefore, either God is not all-powerful, all-knowing, or all-good, or God does not exist.

If an all-loving God exists, He would make His existence evident to everyone; some do not believe in God; therefore, either God does not exist or does not want everyone to know Him.

Humans are naturally inclined to recognize and believe in God; this universal tendency implies that God exists and has made Himself known to humanity.

Self-awareness and intentionality cannot arise from non-conscious matter alone, pointing to a conscious Creator—God.

People across cultures report experiences of the divine, suggesting the reality of God or a transcendent reality.