God Is Omniscient

Assignment #1 In Western culture, the idea that God is an omniscient, omnibenevolent, omnipotent, and a creator is pretty common (Mott, 2017). However, arguments and debated over the existence of God have been controversial for long time. William Paley, a leading philosopher, presented the design argument for the existence of God in his most important work, “Natural Theology” (Rea, 2014). The design argument is the view that the universe must have an intelligent designer as a watch needs a watch designer. David Hume, another famous skeptic philosopher, presented the classic critique of the design argument in his work, “Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion” (Rea, 2014). Hume’s dialogues are between the fictional characters Cleanthes, Demea, and Philo. Cleanthes argues his position that God exists based on the design argument and Philo, the philosophical skeptic, believes that God is incomprehensible and that there are many problems …show more content…
However, arguments and debated over the existence of God have been controversial for long time. William Paley, a leading philosopher, presented the design argument for the existence of God in his most important work, “Natural Theology” (Rea, 2014). The design argument is the view that the universe must have an intelligent designer as a watch needs a watch designer. David Hume, another famous skeptic philosopher, presented the classic critique of the design argument in his work, “Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion” (Rea, 2014). Hume’s dialogues are between the fictional characters Cleanthes, Demea, and Philo. Cleanthes argues his position that God exists based on the design argument and Philo, the philosophical skeptic, believes that God is incomprehensible and that there are many problems with the design argument. In this essay I will argue that Hume's argument that the design argument fails is