1 Introduction
The ontological argument for God’s existence would seem to be a slam dunk for the rational theist. It is a straightforward proof by contradiction with extremely minimal axiomata. I will represent Gyula Klima’s formulation here. Take as our universe of discourse all things that can be conceived—or, in other words, all consistent, admissible concepts.
- God is that thought object greater than which nothing can be conceived.
- Any thought object which can be thought to exist in reality is greater than a thought object which is otherwise identical but is not thought to exist in reality.
- Suppose that God can only be thought to exist in the mind.
- Then there is a greater thought object, namely this God but thought to exist in reality.