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Ontology (Part 3) – The Ontological Argument: Is There Additional Confirming Evidence For The Concept Of A Maximally Great Being? (for those interested in philosophy/theology)

by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 13, 2017 | Ontology

TERMS • “Maximal excellence” exists in any being who possesses the three “excellent-making properties” of: 1. omniscience, 2. omnipotence and 3. moral perfection. • “Maximal greatness” exists in any being who possesses these properties in EVERY possible world....

Ontology (Part 2) – The Ontological Argument: Is It Possible That A “Maximally Great Being” Actually Does Exist? (for those interested in philosophy/theology)

by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 12, 2017 | Ontology

ONTOLOGICAL CONCEPTS In our last blog we defined the following: • “Maximal excellence” exists in any being who possesses the three “excellent-making properties” of: 1. omniscience, 2. omnipotence and 3. moral perfection. • “Maximal...

Ontology (Part 1) – The Ontological Argument: “Possible Worlds” And A “Maximally Great Being”

by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 11, 2017 | Ontology

ANSELM In the 1,000s AD, Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, England used natural theology in an attempt to prove the existence of God. Using an ontological approach, Anselm began with the concept of God as the “greatest conceivable being.” Anselm believed...

Cosmology (Part 5) – Leibniz’s Contingency Argument: Is It True That “Something Must Exist But No One Thing Exists Necessarily”? (for those interested in philosophy/theology)

by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 10, 2017 | Cosmology

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION G.W. Leibniz said the most important question any of us could ever ask in this life is: “Why is there something rather than nothing?” GUIDING PRINCIPLE Leibniz’s Principle of Sufficient Reason: “Nothing happens without a sufficient reason.”...

Cosmology (Part 4) – Leibniz’s Contingency Argument: Would It Be Impossible For This Particular Universe Not To Exist? (for those interested in philosophy/theology)

by Robert Bobbitt | Mar 9, 2017 | Cosmology

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION G.W. Leibniz said the most important question any of us could ever ask in this life is: “Why is there something rather than nothing?” GUIDING PRINCIPLE Leibniz’s Principle of Sufficient Reason: “Nothing happens...