The greatest possible being needn't be anything impossible

There are various argumentative strategies for advancing the claim that God does not exist. One such strategy is this. First, one notes that God is meant to have a certain divine attribute (such as omniscience). One then argues that having the relevant attribute is impossible. One concludes that God...

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Main Author: Todd, Patrick 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2015]
In: Religious studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 51, Issue: 4, Pages: 531-542
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Existence of God / Argumantation
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
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