: 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.
: He argued that "existence is not a real predicate"—simply adding the concept of "existence" to an idea does not make it real. 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) : He claimed we cannot apply the law
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 The "Moral Argument" (God as a Postulate) Immanuel