Kant On God Access

Immanuel Kant’s view on God is defined by his famous declaration in the Critique of Pure Reason : "". He argued that while we cannot prove God exists through logic or science, we must postulate God's existence to make sense of our moral lives. The Rejection of Traditional Proofs

: He claimed we cannot apply the law of cause and effect (which works for physical things) to a "First Cause" outside of time and space. Kant on God

: While he respected this argument, he believed it could at best prove a "world-architect," not an infinite, all-powerful Creator. The "Moral Argument" (God as a Postulate) Immanuel Kant’s view on God is defined by

: He argued that "existence is not a real predicate"—simply adding the concept of "existence" to an idea does not make it real. : While he respected this argument, he believed

) that provides the motivation to keep acting morally even when the world seems unjust.

Kant was critical of traditional religious practices. He believed: Kant's Philosophy of Religion