Talk:Ontological argument

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The argument assumes that something has to meet the definition of god. otherwise the conclusion would not follow. --Tim (CPAdmin1)^talk 12:37, 21 August 2007 (EDT)

Ontological arguments are interesting, but ultimately they're just word games and prove nothing. Atheists (except the rabid YouTube variety) simply don't care about them. They're attractive to people who already believe in god, but utterly unconvincing to those who don't. Interesting, as I said, but ultimately a self-licking lollipop. There are better things to spend time on. --SamCoulter 19:09, 26 August 2011 (EDT)

Section deleted from article: Counter-criticism

Is not the ideal which is God made sensible by the fact that the principle of deductive logic cannot itself be deduced? It must, like ontological arguments for God, be assumed “in order to be proved“.

The way in which existence is deduced as a property of perfection is different from the way in which a future (pending) puddle on pavement is deduced from present rain, because, unless something exists as a property of itself, then nothing exists. In other words, non-existence is not a property either of anything that does exist or of anything that does not exist; while existence is a property of anything that does exist; and, only some things may exist necessarily; and, perfection of the ultimate concept (God) includes necessary existence; and, existence in any sense is not necessarily included in the concept of a personally possessed hundred thalers.

If God exists, then His existence surely is a necessary property of His perfection. But, if God does not exist, then it remains to be explained how it can be deduced that existence is not a property of anything that exists. For, if nothing, including existence, is inherently mutual to anything, then nothing at all can be deduced, in any way, from anything.

Requesting reason(s) for deletion of section on Counter-critism, and pending action to restore a largely unbaised revision of section

Maybe I don’t have the best handle on this. I sure feel that I can barely make any sense of the issue as it is, and I have nearly as much trouble grasping the reasoning (which I simulated by visual words) in my own added section to the article. My guess as to the principle motive for its deletion from the article is that it was not written in an unbiased form. But, the entire article on omnipotence is anything but unbiased, and none of it has been touched. So, I'm not sure. In any case, I intend to revise my said section with consideration for an ideally disinterested encyclopedic tone which treats the reader with respect for possible differences. This is a respect by which I myself prefer to be treated when I'm not feeling the need to find a closely agreeable authoritative source. But, I know of no source document that says what I say in said section, so I made no effort to write it in an unbiased way.