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The Ontological Argument - valid or debunked?
RE: The Ontological Argument - valid or debunked?
(June 22, 2016 at 8:32 am)LostLocke Wrote:
(June 22, 2016 at 6:43 am)SteveII Wrote: I don't think it is even broadly logical possible that a maximal evil being exists. With omnipotence alone, that being would be required to prevent all good in all possible worlds. Since that is not the case in this possible world, I think the parody fails.
By that token.... with omnipotence alone, a maximally good being would be required to prevent all evil in all possible worlds. Since that is not the case in this possible world, that would mean a maximally good being does not exist.

That would be a defeater except the Problem of Evil argument is not successful.
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RE: The Ontological Argument - valid or debunked? - by SteveII - June 22, 2016 at 12:57 pm

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