Category: Arguments for the existence of God

Introduction In his essay, “The Ethics of Belief.”, William K. Clifford famously said that: It is wrong, always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence 1 However for some of our core beliefs, we have no evidence at all yet we hold them to be rational. Such as the following: That the […]

Introduction The visions argument is as follows: P1. Joseph Smith claimed to have many visitations, alone or with others as part of the restoration of the church.  P2. Each claimed visitation was either a lie, a hallucination, or genuine. P3. Not all the claimed visitations were lies or hallucinations C. Therefore at least one visitation was genuine  […]