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Asserting God's Existence

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I need as much detailed information to help write a 750-1000 word essay on identifying and explaining the rational defensibility and validity of God's existence.

Main point of essay- Do you think that a rational argument presenting logical reasons for God's existence is enough to convince people that God exists? Explain why or why not?

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I need as much detailed information to help write a 750-1000 word essay on identifying and explaining the rational defensibility and validity of God's existence.

Main point of essay- Do you think that a rational argument presenting logical reasons for God's existence is enough to convince people that God exists? Explain why or why not?

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This is a complicated question so first you want to figure out what you're trying to prove. Are you trying to prove the existence of a specific God or the existence of an afterlife or the existence of something other than what we know as life. You have to realize that God can have many forms and mean different things to different people based upon their beliefs, and at the same time, it can all go back to the same foundation of the idea of God or an afterlife. Once you've figured out what you want to prove, we have to figure out how to prove this fact.

Your first question seems to deal with the actual ...

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