If asked the question, What are the grounds for religious faith? One would probably sit

and ponder on an answer for quite some time. However, you have to go right to the main

argument, that argument is whether or not god exists. That is the topic of this paper and

throughout the paper there will be works by Descartes and Paley to outline the confusion about

this age old question that no one can answer.

For centuries, the idea of God has been a part of man's history. Past and present, there has

always been a different integration consisting of the believers and the non-believers of God. The

group of those who have "faith" in God tend to be related to one religion or another. On the other

hand, the skeptics find the existence of God somewhat puzzling and try to seek the answers

through scientific methods. Even as of today with all the modern technologies and the

development of sciences, we still do not have a definitive answer to the question "does God

Among many philosophers and scholars who have tried to answer this question, we shall

look upon Rene Descartes' theory on the existence of God. In terms of believers and

question of the world we live in and our life itself, there is much uncertainty. We have been told

The reasoning behind the justifications made by Descartes is related to "free will." Descartes

a work of genius. In contrast though, I believe his arguments to be flawed in that we know there

based on his own beliefs is not the way to justify a solution.

supremely intelligent and supremely powerful being, who created everything that exists, can not

Though there are so many uncertainties as we have just mentioned, the existence of all

and if not how are we, and everything around us, here? Paley goes on to describe the inner

at one point that he is trying to prove? Descartes himself acknowledges the fact that he is not

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