FOR GOD -god is the greatest conceivable being and it is greater to exist than not to exist
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gaunilo
AGAINST GOD- just because we can conceive a perfect island, doesn't mean it exists, we need proof
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anselm 2
FOR GOD- only things with beginning or end can be thought of as not existing. gods existence is necessary, not contingent like the island
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hume
AGAINST GOD- gods existence is not necessary, can be denied without a contraction
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plantinga
FOR GOD god is maximally great, exists in all possible worlds so is contingent. unlike god you can always make islands better
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decartes
FOR GOD god is supremely perfect being. existence is a part of god. not existing is a contraction like a triangle adds up to 180, its contraction to deny
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kant
AGAINST GOD existence is not a predicate that something has, existence is always an aposterori matter
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Card 2
Front
AGAINST GOD- just because we can conceive a perfect island, doesn't mean it exists, we need proof
Back
gaunilo
Card 3
Front
FOR GOD- only things with beginning or end can be thought of as not existing. gods existence is necessary, not contingent like the island
Back
Card 4
Front
AGAINST GOD- gods existence is not necessary, can be denied without a contraction
Back
Card 5
Front
FOR GOD god is maximally great, exists in all possible worlds so is contingent. unlike god you can always make islands better
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