Logical argument for the existence of God

Write a four- to five-page paper (not including cover and reference pages) that responds to the following prompt: You are getting settled into your seat for a very long plane ride home. As you get to know the person next to you, you learn that they are a devout atheist who believes that God is a myth that people have invented to make them feel better. After listening carefully to why this person does not believe in God, you have an opportunity to explain why you do believe in God. What would you say? In your response, address objective evidence to support your faith in God and back up this evidence with solid, academic sources. Your paper should explain why it is more logical to believe in theism (“God exists”) rather than in atheism (“God does not exist”). Select one argument (and only one argument) for the existence of God, and then provide a depth of analysis on that single argument. Be sure to address the following questions in your paper: Why do you believe God exists? What are your logic-based reasons? If your personal testimony never occurred, or before your personal experience happened, were there logical reasons to believe in the existence of God? If you need assistance in developing your argument, the following resources may help: Video: PHL-205A Session 3 The Argument from Design: The Fine-Tuning of the Universe (6:23) Website: The First Cause Argument Website: The Argument from Conscience Website: The Argument from Morality Website: The Argument from Desire You must share some objective evidence to support your belief in God’s existence and back up this objective evidence with solid, academic sources. Objective evidence means logic and data. For this philosophy course, your paper should not try to prove the validity nor historicity of the Bible but instead present the philosophical logic for the existence of God. Logical thinking skills must be demonstrated in contrast to merely sharing stories, experiences, or emotions. The vast majority of your paper should primarily focus on presenting an argument for the existence of God, rather than focus on responding to objections against the existence of God. Again, present with depth a logical argument and then defend it. To defend and analyze an argument means to answer Yes to these questions and give an explanation: Are the key terms clear? Are the premises true? Is the conclusion logical? After the first half-page, the paper should not (a) share personal testimonies, or (b) share subjective experiences, or (c) merely quote the Bible as supernatural revelation, which an atheist would not consider authoritative. Incorporate at least six references total. These may be from the reading assignments, additional research material, class lectures, and personal observations into your paper, two must come from outside research materials. Use APA formatting and be sure to properly source and cite all references. Refer to the APA & Turabian Requirements. If AI is detected, academic suspension will occur.