William Descartes s The Domino Effect On The Existence...

Take Home Exam #2 Part One: Descartes was a famous French philosopher in the mid 1500’s. He had a very particular argument that still confuses and or makes sense to many people today. His argument is basically in regards to the existence of God. The way he describes this argument is by breaking it down by two principles. Those two principles are the â€Å"Principle of Sufficient Reason† and the â€Å"Principle of Adequate Reality.† In the Principle of sufficient Reason, Descartes points out that there is a thesis that everything in the world has a cause. By this, he means that everything that happens or anything that is made in the world is the cause of a force before it. By this, he is indicating that everything, even human beings, should have a force that made us. To Descartes this force or entity is God. To make things simpler, let us use this example. Think of a domino effect. In the domino effect one domino falls and causes another to fall down, but before any of the dominoes can do anything there has to be a force to make the first domino fall down. The force in this example would be you, the one forcing the first domino to start the ongoing chain. So in Descartes argument he states that in order for us to be â€Å"humans† there must have been a cause that made us. Descartes says that God is that force or entity that is starting the chain of events. Because of this theory, saying that God does not exist would be counter arguing the scientific law of cause and effect. Now the secondShow MoreRelatedImpact of Science on Society38421 Words   |  154 Pages1936The impact of science on society. (NASA SP ; 482) Series of lectures given at a public lecture series sponsored by NASA and the College of William and Mary in 1983. 1 . Science-Social aspects-Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Bergman, Jules. 11. Asimov, Isaac, 1920. 111. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. IV.College of William and Mary. V. Title. VI. Series. Q175.55.B88 1985 303.4’83 84-1 4 1 59 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government PrintingRead MoreImpact of Science on Society38427 Words   |  154 Pages1936The impact of science on society. (NASA SP ; 482) Series of lectures given at a public lecture series sponsored by NASA and the College of William and Mary in 1983. 1 . Science-Social aspects-Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Bergman, Jules. 11. Asimov, Isaac, 1920. 111. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. IV.College of William and Mary. V. Title. VI. Series. Q175.55.B88 1985 303.4’83 84-1 4 1 59 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office