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Ontological Arguments - A Comprehensive Refutation
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RE: Ontological Arguments - A Comprehensive Refutation
March 13, 2014 at 6:34 am
(March 13, 2014 at 6:24 am)Alex K Wrote:
(March 13, 2014 at 5:48 am)tor Wrote: Ontological arguments fail because argument must be valid and sound. Sound means the premises from REALITY must be true. If there are no premises argument is empty.

The ontological arguments which I know do involve premises.

Which are false.
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RE: Ontological Arguments - A Comprehensive Refutation - by tor - March 13, 2014 at 6:34 am

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