The Existence of God: 3

Anthropological Argument

Personality

We have presented two types of naturalistic arguments so far. We are touching on the a-posteriori or simply put inductive reasoning for the existence of God. A-posteriori or inductive reasoning is that which moves from effect to cause; consequence to antecedent; particulars to principal; and phenomenon to ground. Examples of a-posteriori or inductive reason are the cosmological argument, teleological argument, and the anthropological argument.

We have already touched on the cosmological argument remember the key word powerful? We have also mentioned the teleological argument the key word to remember for the teleological argument is intelligent.

We will now touch on the anthropological argument or moral argument. One can almost hear the word anthropos meaning man, this a-posteriori reasoning is based on the constitution of man. (Acts 17: 29) Man has a personality consisting of intellect, emotion, and will, therefore there must be a first cause of personality intellect, emotion, and will.

You see man is a moral creature with a sense of right and wrong, this being true, the first cause then must be a “Personality” who determines what right and wrong is. There is, therefore, a moral law; accordingly there must be a law giver who possesses a personality consisting of intellect, emotion, and will.

The key word to understanding the Anthropological Argument is:

Personality