Dawkins and Onto Arg by Claire https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm en-us 2016-09-27 15:24:51 UTC 2017-05-17 02:20:11 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. The creation of the world is the most marvelous achievement imaginable. https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896187 2016-09-28 09:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896187 2. The merit of an achievement is the product of (a) its intrinsic quality, and (b) the ability of its creator. https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896212 2016-09-28 09:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896212 3. The greater the disability (or handicap) of the creator, the more impressive the achievement. https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896272 2016-09-28 09:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896272 4. The most formidable handicap for a creator would be non-existence. https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896336 2016-09-28 09:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896336 5. Therefore if we suppose that the universe is the product of an existent creator we can conceive a greater being namely, one who created everything while not existing. https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896408 2016-09-28 09:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896408 6. An existing God therefore would not be a being greater than which a greater cannot be conceived because an even more formidable and incredible creator would be a God which did not exist https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896470 2016-09-28 09:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896470 7. Therefore, God does not exist. https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896535 2016-09-28 09:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126896535 Automatic deep suspicion of any line of reasoning that reached such a significant conclusion without feeding in a single piece of data from the real world. (no evidence) https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126900199 2016-09-28 10:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126900199 Gasking doesn't really prove that God does not exist. By the same token, Anselm didn't prove that he does. https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126901646 2016-09-28 10:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/126901646 In Richard Dawkins' book, "The God Delusion," he references Douglas Gasking's 'Proof' that God does not exist https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/127465635 2016-09-30 08:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/127465635 “They felt the need to resort to Modal Logic to prove that I was wrong.” https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/127466503 2016-09-30 09:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/127466503 Adding caveats to the thing that we are trying to argue into existence. Like ‘most perfect being’ cannot refer to contingent beings and are necessary. https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/127467058 2016-09-30 09:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/127467058 In favour of Kant's criti https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/128135401 2016-10-04 12:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/128135401 In favour of Kant's criticism of the ontological argument, in support of the fact that existence is more perfect than non-existence. Dawkins sees this as a 'slippery' assumption.    https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/128135424 2016-10-04 12:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/clairea/fma35h2kqkwm/wish/128135424