Strengths of Ontological Argument?

Thetale

What are they because there is a huge chunk of criticisms but not strengths? :confused:

Reply 1

brown

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=405347

Thank you

You're welcome :smile:

Reply 4

coldplasma

The ontological argument has stengths?

More like the Pantselm argument.

Reply 5

Straggler

coldplasma

The ontological argument has stengths?

More like the Pantselm argument.

Hehe. I couldn't agree more. I suppose the strength of the argument lies in providing an explantion of God's existence *only* for believers.

Kant ripped deductive proofs to pieces - and rightly so.

Reply 6

sundus

strengths would be the following:

It holds out the hope of a proof
Its starting point is valid for both believer and atheist
it is an intellectually stimulating argument that continues to be studied and debated

Reply 7

12CPenman

All people have an image of 'the perfect God' in their head. This is how the problem of evil works. In order to argue against the existence of God, or at least the God of classical theism, then you have to be willing to say God cannot be perfectly omni-potent, present, benevolent etc. because I know what a perfect God would be and this doesn't fit the criteria