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[[Image:Anselm.jpg|thumbnail|right|150px|[[Anselm of Canterbury]] was the originator of the [[ontological argument]]]]

[[Image:Anselm.jpg|thumbnail|right|150px|[[Anselm of Canterbury]] was the originator of the [[ontological argument]]]]

Theists often criticize atheism as being contrary to persuasive argument.  [[Arguments for the existence of God]] include:

Theists often criticize atheism as being contrary to persuasive argument.  [[Arguments for the existence of God]] include:

* [[Teleological argument]]: The universe exhibits overwhelming evidence of deliberate, intelligent, purposeful design, which implies an [[intelligent design]]er and not atheism.

* [[Teleological argument]]: The universe exhibits overwhelming evidence of deliberate, intelligent, purposeful design, which implies an [[intelligent design]]er

* [[Cosmological argument]]: Every event in our universe necessarily has a cause.  However, it is impossible that there should be an unending chain of causes going back.  Therefore, there necessarily must be a cause ''distinct'' from the universe as we know it which is capable of causing all things and is itself uncaused.  Atheism denies that that [[First Cause]] is God.

* [[Cosmological argument]]: Every event in our universe necessarily has a cause.  However, it is impossible that there should be an unending chain of causes going back.  Therefore, there necessarily must be a cause ''distinct'' from the universe as we know it which is capable of causing all things and is itself uncaused.  Atheism denies that that [[First Cause]] is God.

* [[Ontological argument]]: Since existence is inherent to the definition of God, it is impossible to conceive of God without conceiving of Him as existing;

* [[Ontological argument]]: Since existence is inherent to the definition of God, it is impossible to conceive of God without conceiving of Him as existing;