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What do you think of this argument for God?
RE: What do you think of this argument for God?
(March 4, 2017 at 3:57 am)TheAtheologian Wrote: I heard an argument like this:

1. God is the greatest possible being.
This is just semantics.

(March 4, 2017 at 3:57 am)TheAtheologian Wrote: 2. God is a necessary being, which means that God exists in every possible world (If God exists). 
Non Sequitur.

(March 4, 2017 at 3:57 am)TheAtheologian Wrote: 3. If God exists in one possible world, God must logically exist in every possible world. 
wat

(March 4, 2017 at 3:57 am)TheAtheologian Wrote: 4. Since God is the greatest possible being, it follows that every aspect of God (being possible) exists in some possible world.
Even if the 3 preceding assumptions are given, this is the same as saying that something existing at A also must exist at B, with no further information.

(March 4, 2017 at 3:57 am)TheAtheologian Wrote: 5. Therefore, God exists (in all possible worlds, including ours).

I actually just structured the premises this way myself but is the same idea as an argument I heard before. 

What do you think of it?
I think it's bollocks and semantical toying.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman
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RE: What do you think of this argument for God? - by Sal - March 17, 2017 at 7:37 am

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