Traits — Harjas
God is the greatest thing we can think of. — Harjas
Things that exist in reality are always better than the things that only exist in our imaginations. — Harjas
God in reality would be better. — Harjas
Things can exist only in our imaginations or they can also exist in reality. — Harjas
The greatest thing you can think of is hell? — Harjas
What does it mean to be better? Better at what or in what way? — Michael
God is the greatest thing we can think of. — Harjas
Things can exist only in our imaginations or they can also exist in reality. — Harjas
If I imagine the genocide of an entire population of innocent people, then the real genocide of those people is "better" than the one in my imagination?Things that exist in reality are always better than the things that only exist in our imaginations. — Harjas
If something exists in my imagination then i can make it as great or as not great as I wish. Still has nothing to do with the existence of that something in reality. And again, being told what is "great" and "not as great" in my own imagination - not a fan.If god existed only in our imaginations, he wouldn't be the greatest thing that we can think of, because God in reality would be better. — Harjas
Meh.Therefore, God must exist in reality! — Harjas
I am not a fan of being told what to think. Personally, I think Reality is the greatest thing I can think of. Whether or not that includes a god remains to be seen, but I lean towards no. — Uneducated Pleb
If god existed only in our imaginations, he wouldn't be the greatest thing that we can think of, because God in reality would be greater. Therefore, God must exist in reality! — Harjas
If god existed only in our imaginations, he wouldn't be the greatest thing that we can think of, because God in reality would be better.
Therefore, God must exist in reality!
Notice the material conditional, 'if'. The passage should read: 'If God existed only in our imaginations, he wouldn't be the greatest thing we can think of, because, if he existed, God in reality would be greater. Therefore, if God existed, God would exist in reality". — StreetlightX
The greatest being must exist... if the greatest being exists. But the argument doesn't establish this if. — StreetlightX
The 'argument' may as well read:
There exists a being, such that, it exists.
Therefore, it exists. — StreetlightX
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