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A Necessary Being?

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RE: A Necessary Being?

August 31, 2016 at 9:02 am

ChadWooters Wrote:
Quote:Premise 3 does not follow. If you have ten rooms and only one hasn an apple in it then the apple exists. But if instead all but one do not have and apple then an apple still exists...in the one that does not not have an apple.

A necessary being exists in all possible worlds. If there is a possible world in which the proposed necessary being does not exist, it is not necessary; and the supposed necessary being does not exist in any possible world...necessarily.

I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.

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A Necessary Being? - by TheMuslim - August 29, 2016 at 4:13 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Grandizer - August 29, 2016 at 4:37 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by TheMuslim - August 29, 2016 at 4:47 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by quip - August 29, 2016 at 4:44 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 5:21 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by quip - August 29, 2016 at 5:24 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by paulpablo - August 29, 2016 at 4:47 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by TheMuslim - August 29, 2016 at 4:50 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by paulpablo - August 29, 2016 at 5:37 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 4:49 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 29, 2016 at 4:51 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 4:53 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by TheMuslim - August 29, 2016 at 4:56 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 29, 2016 at 5:06 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by quip - August 29, 2016 at 5:11 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 30, 2016 at 8:43 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 30, 2016 at 1:43 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 5:00 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 5:02 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 5:04 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 5:06 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 5:07 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 5:12 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 5:11 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 29, 2016 at 5:13 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 5:23 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by TheMuslim - August 29, 2016 at 5:12 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 5:15 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 5:16 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 29, 2016 at 5:19 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 5:13 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 5:16 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 5:22 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 5:24 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 5:18 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 5:20 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 5:22 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 5:24 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 29, 2016 at 5:24 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 5:24 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 5:26 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by quip - August 29, 2016 at 5:27 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 5:30 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by quip - August 29, 2016 at 5:32 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 5:24 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 5:31 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 29, 2016 at 5:32 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2016 at 5:34 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 29, 2016 at 5:57 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 6:05 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Cato - August 29, 2016 at 5:48 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 29, 2016 at 5:52 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - August 30, 2016 at 12:39 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Aoi Magi - August 30, 2016 at 12:46 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - August 30, 2016 at 1:55 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 30, 2016 at 2:57 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 30, 2016 at 1:48 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by TheMuslim - August 30, 2016 at 3:13 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by LostLocke - August 30, 2016 at 9:03 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - August 30, 2016 at 4:44 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 30, 2016 at 6:14 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Mister Agenda - August 31, 2016 at 9:02 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - August 31, 2016 at 12:01 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by TheMuslim - August 30, 2016 at 11:40 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - August 31, 2016 at 1:39 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 30, 2016 at 5:27 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 30, 2016 at 6:31 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Mister Agenda - August 30, 2016 at 9:09 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 30, 2016 at 10:40 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 10:45 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 31, 2016 at 8:49 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 1:52 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 6:17 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 6:48 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 30, 2016 at 7:01 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 7:16 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 30, 2016 at 11:21 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Ben Davis - August 30, 2016 at 7:20 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 30, 2016 at 8:08 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by chimp3 - August 30, 2016 at 9:07 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 30, 2016 at 9:39 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 30, 2016 at 11:30 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 30, 2016 at 11:38 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Ben Davis - August 31, 2016 at 9:05 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 31, 2016 at 4:21 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - August 30, 2016 at 10:48 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 30, 2016 at 10:58 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 7:24 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 31, 2016 at 8:54 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 30, 2016 at 7:27 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2016 at 9:40 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 30, 2016 at 9:48 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 30, 2016 at 11:42 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 31, 2016 at 12:33 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Edwardo Piet - August 31, 2016 at 12:39 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Arkilogue - August 31, 2016 at 12:43 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 6:21 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - August 31, 2016 at 8:38 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 8:52 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 9:03 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 31, 2016 at 10:47 am

A Necessary Being? - by LadyForCamus - August 31, 2016 at 9:57 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 11:21 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 31, 2016 at 12:19 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - August 31, 2016 at 2:53 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Cato - August 31, 2016 at 3:49 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by RoadRunner79 - August 31, 2016 at 4:17 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - September 1, 2016 at 5:59 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - September 1, 2016 at 7:15 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - September 1, 2016 at 7:49 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Cyberman - September 1, 2016 at 10:10 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Neo-Scholastic - September 2, 2016 at 12:57 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - September 2, 2016 at 1:14 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Gemini - September 2, 2016 at 1:14 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Angrboda - September 3, 2016 at 1:49 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 31, 2016 at 7:09 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 12:22 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 31, 2016 at 12:24 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 12:47 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Ravenshire - August 31, 2016 at 1:13 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by downbeatplumb - August 31, 2016 at 2:06 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Cato - August 31, 2016 at 4:54 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by RoadRunner79 - August 31, 2016 at 6:03 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 4:57 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by RoadRunner79 - August 31, 2016 at 6:20 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Cato - August 31, 2016 at 5:28 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 6:36 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by TheMuslim - August 31, 2016 at 6:53 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 31, 2016 at 7:18 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by wiploc - September 1, 2016 at 12:59 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2016 at 7:20 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - August 31, 2016 at 8:09 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by bennyboy - September 1, 2016 at 11:37 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Gemini - September 2, 2016 at 7:36 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - September 2, 2016 at 2:51 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by bennyboy - September 2, 2016 at 3:14 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - September 2, 2016 at 6:54 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Cyberman - September 2, 2016 at 7:10 am

A Necessary Being? - by LadyForCamus - September 2, 2016 at 7:36 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Mudhammam - September 10, 2016 at 3:32 pm

A Necessary Being? - by LadyForCamus - September 2, 2016 at 7:58 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - September 3, 2016 at 1:14 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by downbeatplumb - September 3, 2016 at 3:39 am

A Necessary Being? - by LadyForCamus - September 3, 2016 at 8:20 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by robvalue - September 3, 2016 at 10:43 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Levi_Black - September 7, 2016 at 6:33 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Alex K - September 7, 2016 at 6:37 am

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Levi_Black - September 7, 2016 at 4:50 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Whateverist - September 7, 2016 at 5:29 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by ApeNotKillApe - September 7, 2016 at 4:52 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Alex K - September 7, 2016 at 4:54 pm

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RE: A Necessary Being? - by ApeNotKillApe - September 7, 2016 at 6:25 pm

RE: A Necessary Being? - by Levi_Black - September 7, 2016 at 5:17 pm

A Necessary Being? - by LadyForCamus - September 7, 2016 at 6:42 pm

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