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theistic proof

Alvin Plantinga’s Surprisingly Deflationary Take on his own Ontological Argument

September 28, 2017 by Randal

Living legend Alvin Plantinga was recently a guest on Unbelievable with Justin Brierley. The show was classic Plantinga — clear analysis, dry wit, admirable humility — and surveyed some of the highlights of his impressive career including warrant, proper basicality and Christian belief, the evolutionary argument against naturalism, and the ontological argument. The last choice […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Alvin Plantinga, Justin Brierley, ontological argument, philosophy of religion, theistic proof, Unbelievable

God is maximally great, God is perfectly good, so we can thank him in every possible world

October 12, 2011 by Randal

There has been much ado about the ontological argument, most of it skeptical. In response to the chorus of incredulity, it may help to put this into a more formalized type of argument. However, doing so is risky given the sharp minds out there waiting to trip me up. But I care more about corporate illumination […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Anselm, God, modality, necessity, ontological argument, perfect being, possible world, theistic proof

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