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Plantiga's ontological argument.
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RE: Plantiga's ontological argument.
November 13, 2011 at 4:30 pm

God is possible -> God necessarily exists.
Means if it's possible God doesn't exist, then God is impossible. I understand that.

But if we say God is not an impossible thing for sure, then the argument states God exists.

I think God being possible is obvious, while God possibly not existing is not obvious. Therefore this argument is still good argument, if you accept that God being possible is obvious, while God possibly not existing is not obvious (it maybe he is a necessary existence).

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Plantiga's ontological argument.

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Plantiga's ontological argument. - by MysticKnight - November 8, 2011 at 6:28 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by toro - November 12, 2011 at 11:26 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by Justtristo - November 13, 2011 at 7:13 am
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by fr0d0 - November 13, 2011 at 11:06 am
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by toro - November 13, 2011 at 12:34 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by fr0d0 - November 13, 2011 at 1:02 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by MysticKnight - November 13, 2011 at 4:30 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by frankiej - November 13, 2011 at 4:35 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by The Grand Nudger - November 13, 2011 at 6:04 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by toro - November 13, 2011 at 10:32 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by MysticKnight - November 15, 2011 at 12:09 am
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by toro - November 16, 2011 at 12:17 am
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by MysticKnight - November 16, 2011 at 1:34 am
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by toro - November 18, 2011 at 4:42 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by IATIA - November 18, 2011 at 5:18 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by MysticKnight - April 29, 2012 at 12:59 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by simplexity - April 29, 2012 at 5:49 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by padraic - April 29, 2012 at 7:19 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by Welsh cake - April 30, 2012 at 3:19 pm
RE: Plantiga's ontological argument. - by toro - May 5, 2012 at 9:40 am

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