Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: May 17, 2024, 11:37 pm

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
What do you think of this argument for God?
#20
RE: What do you think of this argument for God?
(March 4, 2017 at 4:55 am)Jesster Wrote:
(March 4, 2017 at 4:43 am)TheAtheologian Wrote: This being would be independent of what we know, so it wouldn't matter what we all know is possible, just that this being is the greatest being possible. 

"Greatest" would be a manifestation of every logical possibility.

Okay, use that definition if you want. So do you have this data on what's possible? We don't know to what point "greatness" is possible. Why call it anything until we know to what limit this "greatness" is possible?

More importantly, premise two does not follow at all from here. Show that any being is necessary first. This isn't a simple definition. This is assuming a necessity that has not been shown to exist. The "possible worlds" part is useless as well. Show that any single one of these other "worlds" (which I will assume is not pointing merely at planets) besides our own is even possible.

This all seems to be riding on the idea that anything is possible, which is not a well-backed statement.

That is the main problem with it, why assume this "greatest possible being" is necessary? If we do, then it is pushing the concept into existence, which can be done with nearly anything.

However, it does not ride on the idea that anything is possible, but bases itself on whatever is possible.
Hail Satan!  Bow Down Diablo

Reply



Messages In This Thread
RE: What do you think of this argument for God? - by SuperSentient - March 4, 2017 at 5:12 am
RE: What do you think of this argument for God? - by Sal - March 17, 2017 at 7:37 am

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  You think Buddhism is pro intellectualism? Woah0 5 663 September 6, 2022 at 11:09 pm
Last Post: Anomalocaris
Exclamation Why Atheism is Incoherent & You Aren't as Smart as You Think You Are Seax 60 5266 March 19, 2021 at 9:43 am
Last Post: Mister Agenda
  Do you think Scientology sells anyone on its belief? Sweden83 19 1809 December 25, 2020 at 8:34 pm
Last Post: Smaug
  Are there any theists here who think God wants, or will take care of, Global Warming? Duty 16 3570 January 19, 2020 at 11:50 am
Last Post: Smedders
  How to destroy any argument for God Drich 46 5452 October 9, 2019 at 9:02 am
Last Post: Mister Agenda
  How To Support Any Argument For God BrianSoddingBoru4 0 512 August 26, 2019 at 4:52 pm
Last Post: BrianSoddingBoru4
  How To Easily Defend Any Argument For God BrianSoddingBoru4 5 800 August 22, 2019 at 9:13 pm
Last Post: The Valkyrie
  To all religions/What makes you think...... Brian37 22 2962 February 26, 2019 at 8:46 am
Last Post: no one
  What do you think prayer is? vulcanlogician 44 6210 February 2, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Last Post: emjay
  Very short argument for God (another clear proof) Mystic 123 24148 January 26, 2018 at 8:54 pm
Last Post: Succubus



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)