RE: The classic ontological argument
October 1, 2024 at 11:28 am
(This post was last modified: October 1, 2024 at 11:29 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Anselm was in modal error and the successful version of this argument is a modal correction.
Anselm tells us that he suffers from a failure of imagination, positing a definition from personal incredulity. Anselm then tells us that a being that existed would be greater than a being which does not. Anselm realizes that this would be bad for his argument, and so concludes that such a thing is impossible.
However, it's clear that we can imagine sweeter apples than any existent apple, and that this ability of ours does not produce those sweetest imaginary apples in mere reality.
Anselm tells us that he suffers from a failure of imagination, positing a definition from personal incredulity. Anselm then tells us that a being that existed would be greater than a being which does not. Anselm realizes that this would be bad for his argument, and so concludes that such a thing is impossible.
However, it's clear that we can imagine sweeter apples than any existent apple, and that this ability of ours does not produce those sweetest imaginary apples in mere reality.
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