Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods book 2 - Introduction to Philosophy

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In this lecture/discussion video from my Spring 2013 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we continue our study of Cicero's work On the Nature of the Gods, now focusing on book 2, in which the Stoic philosopher, Balbus, presents his school's position on divine matters. We discuss the Stoic conception of God/the gods, why the divine would care about the universe, and five classic arguments for the existence of God
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[@GregoryBSadler]

new Intro to Philosophy video -- continuing through Cicero's On the Nature of the Gods

[@MrMarktrumble]

interesting. thank you.

[@GregoryBSadler]

You're welcome

[@GregoryBSadler]

Well, it depends on what you mean by "use".
If you mean to convince everyone of the existence of God or gods by it, not likely, since many people aren't going to accept the very idea of degrees of being.
If you mean, once that general idea has been accepted, to prove God exists, is personal, etc. perhaps yes, perhaps no. Plotinus was a neo-Platonist who has something non-personal at the apex -- but perhaps he just wasn't as good of a Platonist as he ought to have been!