Outline one philosophical argument for the existence of God.

Possible answers might include: The Cosmological (First Cause) Argument - Everything must have a cause and the cause must be God.The Ontological Argument - God exists in the mind. No greater being than God can be thought of and so God must exist.The Teleological (Design) Argument - The complexity of the world suggests there is purpose to it and thus is proof of a designer and the designer is God.The Moral Argument - Humans have an innate morality. God is the reason why we feel we should behave morally.The Anthropic Principle - The universe has been fine turned for human existence. God created the world to fit our needs exactly.If in a GCSE paper, it is likely that this question would be worth 3 marks. To answer this question, you need to identify and name an argument before briefly explaining it.The name of an argument = 1 mark. For example, the Cosmological Argument.The description of an argument = 2 marks. For example, 'Everything must have a cause and the cause must be God'.3 marks are awarded for including both of the above.

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