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Ayn Rand's Atheological Argument
Ayn Rand's Atheological Argument
1. If God exists, then it is possible for God to be aware of only His own consciousness.
2. For any individual x, it is not possible for x to be aware of nothing but its own consciousness.
3. It is impossible for God to be aware of nothing but His own consciousness. (Universal instantiation, from 2)4. It is not the case that God exists. (Modus tollens, from 1, 3)
If God can do anything, can he make a rock too heavy for him to lift?
1. If God exists, then it is possible for God to be aware of only His own consciousness.
2. For any individual x, it is not possible for x to be aware of nothing but its own consciousness.
3. It is impossible for God to be aware of nothing but His own consciousness. (Universal instantiation, from 2)4. It is not the case that God exists. (Modus tollens, from 1, 3)
If God can do anything, can he make a rock too heavy for him to lift?
more atheism
Objectivism argues against God on the premise that infinity is an irrational concept. But mathematics shows infinity is rational. In geometry, the number of points between A and B on a line segment is infinite. In set theory, A = the set of positive integers, B = the set of negative integers, these are two sets with an infinite number of elements. Infinity times two, a perhaps difficult but rational concept. This shoots down the argument that there is no God based on the allegedly irrational nature of infinity.
Aquinas links http://www.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/gc.htm
http://www.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/gc1_3.htm
Aquinas links http://www.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/gc.htm
http://www.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/gc1_3.htm