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The Ontological Argument - valid or debunked?
RE: The Ontological Argument - valid or debunked?
(June 22, 2016 at 9:13 am)ChadWooters Wrote:
(June 21, 2016 at 8:06 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: By an objectively better example of a triangle you are claiming that it's outline is a better fit for the definition of a triangle.  A triangle has an objective definition of being a figure with three sides.  This is not the case for greatness.  There is no objective definition of what constitutes greatness, so whether or not a being fully exemplifies the notion of an objectively great being is a nonsense question.  It has no sense in which it is true or false.
I am using the word "great" in the same way as in "x is greater than or equal to 3". I believe that is the proper interpretation of greatness as it relates to the argument. For any additive property the MGB has it to the greatest extent.

X is greater than 3 because both belong to an ordered set. There is no such ordered set for properties. You could just as easily be adding negatives as positives.
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RE: The Ontological Argument - valid or debunked? - by Angrboda - June 22, 2016 at 10:13 am

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