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Chain 50
From Chains of Reason
A god must exist, by definition. [the Ontological Argument]
Link 1
- Premise 1
- A god is the greatest being imaginable, by definition.
- see also:
- Chain 55: A god is not necessarily the greatest being imaginable.
- Premise 2
- A real being is greater than an imaginary being, in the sense that the latter lacks the reality of the former.
- see also:
- Chain 51: A real being is not greater than an imaginary being just because the latter lacks the reality of the former.
- Conclusion
- A god must exist, by definition.
- see also:
- Chain 52: The Ontological Argument is unsound.
- Chain 54: The Ontological Argument is contradicted by the Problem of Evil.
- topic: The existence of a god or gods
External links
- Ontological argument - Wikipedia article
