Was thinking today about the modal ontological argument specifically as it relates to our multiple conceptions of God across civilizational history - wanted to formalize it.
Essentially the fundamental argument here is that, by necessity, either the S5 argument used in the modal ontological argument leads to a multiplicity of possible deities that, by the ontological argument itself, must exist.
Let me know if anyone finds any counterarguments/issues in the logic here - there are certainly axiomatic counterarguments, but I've workshopped a few of them and they seem weak?
Definition 1: Property P is positive iff it contributes to greatness.
Definition 2: X is God-like iff X has all positive properties.
Definition 3: X necessarily exists iff... (read 969 more words →)