Ontological
Argument
P1: God, by definition, has all perfections of a
being.
P2: Existence is a perfection for a being.
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C: So God exists.
Refutation
by Logical Analogy
P1: The perfect island, by definition, has all
perfections of an island.
P2: Existence is a perfection for an island.
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C: So the perfect island exists.
Cosmological
Argument
P1: Every being is either dependent or
self-existent.
P2: Not every being is dependent.
C: So some being is self-existent, and that is
God.
Teleological
Argument
P1: A found watch has many part that work
together to produce certain effects.
P2: The best available explanation of this is
that the watch had a designer.
C1: So the watch had a designer.
P3: The universe is like a found watch.
C2: So the universe had a designer, and that is
God.