review of test Prof. is throwing out
question 19.
grading curve for test
A 27-30
B 24-26
C 21-23
D15-20
F 0-14

-6 entries in journal, if have 8 then 2 extra
credit points due next Thurs. 03/14
-got three handouts today in
class:reading list, Philosophy outline on
reading, and philosophy flier on meeting
to save department.

-Ontological Arguments (Greek
ontos=being or existence)
-Descartes=God is a perfect being,
existence is a perfection, therefore God
exists
ex: selling a car, It is a BMW, has 20,000
miles, runs well, and it EXISTS.
-perfect making property- if exist it is more
perfect than if it didn't exist.
-flaw if God doesn't exist, therefore God
must exist b/c God is perfect.
-Anselm tries indirect
proof-reductioadabsurdum reduce to
absurdity. Arguing by assuming someone
argument is true and by using logic prove
it to be false (lead to contradiction).
Suppose Atheism is
true>contradiction>atheism is not true
(God exists)
Ex: "It doesn't matter what President does
as a private citizen as long as he is doing
a good job as Pres." Suppose above
statement is true, what does it imply?
Suppose Pres. murders his wife
therefore according to this view he should
not be prosecuted, if he is doing a good
job as Pres. Pres should get away with
murder as long as he is doing a good
job. Absurd therefore it does matter what
the President does as private citizen.
The greatest capable being must exist or
wouldn't be greatest.