Many philosophers have given arguments in support of the existence of God. Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician gave a logical argument for the existence of God. He said, God either exists or he does not. If we believe in God and he does exist, then we will be rewarded with an eternity in heaven. If God does not exist, than the most we have miss out on is a few sinful pleasures. If we do not believe in God and he does exist, then we may have to face an eternity in hell for the pleasure of a few sins. If we do not believe in God and he does not exist, then we will face no consequences for our sins. After stating these points, Pascal asks this question. Would any rational gambler think the experience of a few sinful pleasures is worth the risk of eternal suffering?

Soren Kierkegaard also gave a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Ki

Kierkegaard also gives a good argument. Since God is the highest, most divine being, He is beyond human reason. This argument also has its weaknesses. Kierkegaard does not really give concrete evidence that God exists, he simply says that we do not need evidence because God is divine.

There were also many strengths and weaknesses in the arguments against the existence of God. Nietzsche's argument says that man made God up so that we could have something to base our morals and values on. He says it is time for us to realize this and reevaluate our morals and values. This is a good argument because if you accept the premise, people are basing their morality on an entity that does not exist. If this is true, we do need to reevaluate our morals.

Marx was another philosopher who argued against the existence of God. According to his argument, Marx sees religion as a part of an ideological view that encourages the oppressed to accept their fate. He says, "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the sentiment of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of men, is a demand for their real happiness. The call to abandon their illusions about their condition is to call to abandon a condition which requires illusions."

There are also arguments against the existence of God. Nietzsche proposed the notion that God is a human creation. He suggests that once we are aware that the concept of God is our own creation we

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