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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 5, 2016 at 10:30 pm
You just can't take life too seriously sometimes. 
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 5, 2016 at 10:32 pm
Yeah I know. I have to joke about stuff otherwise I'd be even more inappropriate lol.
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The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 5, 2016 at 10:32 pm
(February 5, 2016 at 10:30 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: You just can't take life too seriously sometimes.
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 5, 2016 at 10:33 pm
I need to do something I'm in an inappropriate mayo-making mood.
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 5, 2016 at 11:07 pm
(February 5, 2016 at 10:24 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: (February 5, 2016 at 10:22 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Lol, I'm just messin around. Didn't expect anyone to take me seriously.
Lol, I feel like rhythm is off grumbling some where. See, AF would be no fun at all without you guys! [emoji7]
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 6, 2016 at 1:04 pm
(February 5, 2016 at 10:08 pm)Rhythm Wrote: (February 5, 2016 at 7:51 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: Can anyone explain, in layman's terms, what the modal logic/reasoning thing actually is?
I have a suspicion that my general feelings about philosophy largely being masturbatory gobbledygook will remain in place regardless. In context..... it's an axiomatic system which states that we can determine actuality by reference to possibility alone. That's it, that's all, there's nothing more to it.
Sounds like BS. I see, from the link, that they have quasi-mathematical proof for it, but it still doesn't make sense to me that something does exist just because it's possible.
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 6, 2016 at 1:21 pm
I've not heard of it before, although I've seen people trying to use this "method".
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 6, 2016 at 6:01 pm
(February 6, 2016 at 1:04 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: Sounds like BS. I see, from the link, that they have quasi-mathematical proof for it, but it still doesn't make sense to me that something does exist just because it's possible.
The 'math' is not proof, but rather a 'definition of the proof' assuming one accepts the premise in the first place.
Even if one accepts 'modal logic', it still cannot prove god's existence as there is no information to suggest that a god is necessary or even possible.
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 6, 2016 at 11:02 pm
(February 6, 2016 at 6:01 pm)IATIA Wrote: (February 6, 2016 at 1:04 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: Sounds like BS. I see, from the link, that they have quasi-mathematical proof for it, but it still doesn't make sense to me that something does exist just because it's possible.
The 'math' is not proof, but rather a 'definition of the proof' assuming one accepts the premise in the first place.
Even if one accepts 'modal logic', it still cannot prove god's existence as there is no information to suggest that a god is necessary or even possible.
That's why part of the definition of maximally great is that the being is necessary. This was not stated in the OP argument, but that is something to keep in mind when it comes to Plantinga's argument. Either way, like you said, no information to suggest such a being is possible, partly because the definition of maximally great being still is not clear enough.
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
February 7, 2016 at 2:08 am
A "cause" must PRECEDE its effect in time. There was no time before Big Bang. Thus, the Big Bang was not "caused". Right?
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