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The Ontological Argument
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RE: The Ontological Argument
It's not a terribly persuasive argument: what's the more "maximally great being," the one who does all the things theists say he does, or the one that does all of that while simultaneously not existing?

I submit that the latter feat is far more impressive, and thus the maximally great being cannot exist under the premises of the ontological argument.
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The Ontological Argument - by MindForgedManacle - July 25, 2013 at 11:17 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by max-greece - July 26, 2013 at 1:31 am
RE: The Ontological Argument - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 26, 2013 at 5:08 am
RE: The Ontological Argument - by max-greece - July 26, 2013 at 5:29 am
RE: The Ontological Argument - by MysticKnight - July 27, 2013 at 10:59 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by Zen Badger - July 27, 2013 at 11:29 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by MindForgedManacle - July 29, 2013 at 1:08 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by genkaus - July 29, 2013 at 2:18 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by MindForgedManacle - July 29, 2013 at 6:19 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by Esquilax - July 30, 2013 at 12:56 am
RE: The Ontological Argument - by MindForgedManacle - July 31, 2013 at 5:18 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by Esquilax - July 28, 2013 at 5:44 am
RE: The Ontological Argument - by MikeTheInfidel - July 29, 2013 at 6:45 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by Locke - August 7, 2013 at 4:07 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by Mister Agenda - August 7, 2013 at 5:54 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by MindForgedManacle - August 7, 2013 at 8:28 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by David Sims - August 22, 2013 at 2:54 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by Mister Agenda - August 22, 2013 at 2:58 pm
RE: The Ontological Argument - by Jackalope - August 22, 2013 at 3:45 pm

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