The Ontological Argument (Question Begging?)

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Ontological argument Existence of God Anselm Descartes Modal logic A priori Necessary existence Perfect being God's existence Necessary being Philosophical theology

(Originally posted on Jan 10, 2013)
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A common objection to the ontological argument is that it begs the question. However, this video explains that the argument is valid and doesn't beg the question. Once we understand what it means to beg the question we can easily see the ontological argument doesn't commit this fallacy.

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