Wednesday, October 26, 2016

The Ontological Argument

Concepts we'll need for the next few weeks

God

  • Perfect
  • Omnibenevolent (all-good)
  • Omniscient (all-knowing)
  • Omnipotent (all-powerful)
  • Omnipresent
  • Infinite
  • Eternal
  • An immaterial mind
  • Loving and caring
  • Creator of the universe
  • Ruler of the universe
  • Self-caused
Arguments
  • A posteriori -- an argument that relies on empirical evidence--based on experience
  • A priori -- an argument that doesn't rely on empirical evidence--based on concepts 
Positions
  • Theism
  • Atheism
  • Agnosticism
Arguments for the existence of God

  • The Ontological Argument (see God tab above)
  • ETC

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