one of the following must be true:
1. god's existence is necessarily false
2. god's existence is contingently false
3. god's existence is contingently true
4. god's existence is necessarily true
Malcolm rules out options 2 and 3 - this would mean that god would go in and out of time, meaning he would have to rely on something to exist
Malcolm rules out option 1 - 'god exists' is not a contradiction
leaves Malcolm with option 4 - 'necessary existence' is the predicate that overcomes Kant as 'necessary' adds to the subject (god)
strengths - strongest argument
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