Argument from desire

The argument from desire is an argument for the existence of the immortality of the soul.[1] The best-known defender of the argument is the Christian writer C. S. Lewis. Briefly and roughly, the argument states that humans' natural desire for eternal happiness must be capable of satisfaction, because all natural desires are capable of satisfaction. Versions of the argument have been offered since the Middle Ages, and the argument continues to have defenders today, such as Peter Kreeft[2] and Francis Collins.[3]

  1. ^ The term "argument from desire" was coined by John Beversluis in his 1985 book C. S. Lewis and the Search for Rational Religion (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans).
  2. ^ "Argument from Desire by Peter Kreeft".
  3. ^ "Francis S. Collins on C. S. Lewis' Moral Argument".