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===mathematical arguments=== | ===mathematical arguments=== | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[/Gödel[[definition of God]] is that he possesses only positive qualities. Not existing would be a negative quality, therefore he must exist. This boils down to a statement that "If an entity possessing only positive qualities existed, then it couldn't not exist." – which doesn't prove anything at all. |
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===metaphysical arguments=== | ===metaphysical arguments=== | ||
* The [[wikipedia:cosmological argument|cosmological argument]] argues that there was a "first cause", or "prime mover" who is identified as God. | * The [[wikipedia:cosmological argument|cosmological argument]] argues that there was a "first cause", or "prime mover" who is identified as God. | ||