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The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
(December 15, 2015 at 8:44 pm)athrock Wrote: If I did, it wasn't intentional. But I think what I wrote still makes sense.

You used it in the moral sense by comparing it to evil, and then as "greatness", which is more of an adjective of power or splendor.

Even still, there's no reason to believe that a maximally great being must exist in all possible worlds. You first would have to define what possible worlds are and prove they exist. Then, you'd have to prove that what is "maximally great" in world A is also of maximal greatness in world B.


(December 15, 2015 at 8:44 pm)athrock Wrote: As long as it is not self-contradictory. The classic "Can God make a square circle" argument comes to mind.

Well, the problem is, you already limited it by asserting it has to exist in all possible worlds. These types of notions are self-contradictory because of square circle and rock-to-heavy-to-lift problems.
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RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God - by RobbyPants - December 16, 2015 at 11:50 am
RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God - by Cato - December 17, 2015 at 10:10 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God - by Cato - December 17, 2015 at 11:33 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God - by Cato - December 19, 2015 at 12:59 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God - by Cato - December 24, 2015 at 10:26 am

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