Phil 1101 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I. Cosmological ArgumentsII. What do we mean by “God”III. Two bad cosmological arguments NOT made by AquinasIV. The casual argument of AquinasV. Is this argument valid?VI. Is this argument sound?Outline of Current Lecture I. The Ontological ArgumentII. His argumentIII. What’s wrong with this argument?IV. Anselm’s responseV. PremisesCurrent LectureI. The Ontological Argument- Anselma. Argument is frustratingb. Begins with: the mere fact that someone thinks about God proves that God already existsc. The point?i. Prove that God exists not just in the mind, but in realityII. His argumenta. By definition, God is the greatest possible being.i. Takes this definition to mean an uncontroversial meaning of Godii. Everybody (even atheists) can agree that God, if he were to exist, would be the greatest possible beingb. Existence in reality and in the mind is greater than existing just in the mind.i. With any dominion of power, this would still be trueThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.c. So, if God existed only in the mind, he wouldn’t be as great as he would be if he existed in reality too.i. Atheist says God exists only in the mindii. If, by definition, he is the greatest possible being, if he only existed in the mind, he wouldn’t be as great1. He has to be in reality because he is the greatestd. Therefore, God must exist in both reality and the mind.i. God is the greatest possible being that ever could be- in all possible universesIII. What’s wrong with this argument?a. The word ‘God’ in the first premise can be replaced by any other wordb. Guanilo’s Greatest Island Objectioni. By definition, SuperHawaii is the greatest possible island.ii. Existence in reality and in the mind is greater than existing just in the mind.iii. So, if SuperHawaii existed only in the mind, it wouldn’t be as great as it would be if it existed in reality too.iv. So if SuperHawaii existed only in the mind, it wouldn’t be the greatest possible island.v. Therefore, SuperHawaii must exist in both reality and in the mind.IV. Anselm’s Responsea. Difference between islands and God- not everyone has the same idea of what a great island isb. Everyone differs on God, but people believe he is the ‘most’/’best’ in every wayc. “We don’t have a single idea or concept of the greatest possible island. But we do have a single idea of God as the greatest possible being.”- Anselmi. Not reasonable argumentsii. Guanilo’s response: God is more subjective because at least an island is physicald. Both arguments prove that something exists. There is SuperHawaii and there is GodV. Premisesa. Argument depends on the premise that one and the same thing can exist in reality and in the mindb. Third premise is false because nothing exists- as the same thing- both in reality and in the