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God and Philosophy

Many philosophers will say that God plays an important role in a person's mental being. Others will argue that he doesn't and that we decide by our own mentality. The three thinkers that will be discussed in this paper made a large impact in the philosophical world with their theories and reasons. Descartes, Kant, and Hume are all important players in the world of philosophy, but according to other philosophers, so is God.

Rene Descartes, a noted French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, coined the Latin phrase "Cogito ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am). He "refused to accept the scholastic and Aristotelian traditions that had dominated philosophical thought throughout the medieval period" (www.iep.utm.edu). He frequently contrasted his views with those of his predecessors. In his theology, he insists on the absolute freedom of God's act of creation. In 1641, he wrote Mediations on First Philosophy, which he employed a method called......

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