The Ontological argument

Question 1

Ontos

Answer 1

Means being.

An arg based on the being/nature of god.

Question 2

Aposteriori

Answer 2

Arg using empirical evidence to draw a conclusion.

Question 3

Apriori

Answer 3

Arg using reason to draw a conclusion.

Question 4

Contingent

Answer 4

Doesn’t have to exist.

Relies on something to exist.

Question 5

Necessary Existence

Answer 5

Has to exist.

Doesn’t reply on anything to exist.

Question 6

Synthetic

Answer 6

An empirically verified statement.

Question 7

Analytic

Answer 7

A statement that can be empirically verified but is verified via reason.
E.g. Triangle has 3 sides. Which by definition is true.

Question 8

The Onto arg is Analytic and Apriori.

What does this mean?

Answer 8

Uses reason to come to a conclusion.

Conclusion: God exists is not empirically verifiable.

Question 9

Onto: Step 1

Define de la.

Answer 9

God is a being which nothing greater can be conceived.

Anselm said even atheists have this definition, as they need it to reject him.

Question 10

Step 2: Existence

Answer 10

Something that exists is better than something that just exists in thought.
Winning the lottery in real life is greater than winning in your head.

Question 11

Step 3: Nothing greater.

Answer 11

If there is no being greater than god, god must exist in reality as well as thought.
Reason being that if god existed only in thought, we would be able to (as a result of the definition) think of something greater.
It’s therefore contradictory to say he doesn’t exist.