Dear philosophers,

I am trying to collect all of the commonly used arguments for the existence of God concisely. A question not connected specifically to any one religion, but you may think of a specific one in your mind when answering.

I want the argument to be cooked down to the abstraction level which makes it possible to convey the argument in one sentence. It should have two parts:

Argument of x: one sentence abstraction

For example:

Argument from authority: series of witnesses traced back to an original prophet with ultimate credibility.

Argument from emotion: I believe in x, because I feel that it's true.

Argument from self-evidency: look around you, it's just plain obvious.

Argument from experience: just talk to X, and you'll hear an answer.


Much appreciated!