Modal ontological argument

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Modal ontological argument

Jehanne

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RE: Modal ontological argument

February 2, 2022 at 9:01 am

(February 2, 2022 at 8:27 am)GrandizerII Wrote:
(February 2, 2022 at 8:25 am)Jehanne Wrote: What does it mean to be "maximally great"? I think that the whole argument falls on its face at Premise 1.

To Plantinga, a maximally great being is a being that is omnipotent, omniscient, wholly good, and is so in all possible worlds.

An even greater being than that can be conceived.

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