(August 6, 2024 at 1:08 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote:(August 6, 2024 at 12:17 pm)Sheldon Wrote: Yes, sorry that was my point, if we accept that X is possible then the argument works, no matter what X is.-and again, no. For this type of inference to work "whatever x" has to be "possibly necessary". Cant just be "whatever x" because that's not how the modal operator works.
True, but we could replace the Abrahamic god with a Lovecraftian deity that is maximally unpleasant in some truly horrifying ways and arrive at the same conclusion. All we have to do is replace that nebulous "maximally great" with another, less pleasant adjective. Even if Plantinga's MOA is valid and true we wouldn't necessarily want to worship the result.
