Sell me on the ontologically argument

1. 2018-05-27 at 10:52 AM UTC

   #1
   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   No matter how I look at it, it looks like word games and nothing more. Sell me on this BS. ELI5 if you have to, because as usually stated, it makes no sense.
   
   Also fuck autocorrect
2. 2018-05-27 at 10:57 AM UTC

   #2
   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   I'll steelman it a bit with this definition, but you can use whichever one you want:
   
   If it [that than which nothing greater can be conceived] can be conceived at all it must exist. For no one who denies or doubts the existence of a being a greater than which is inconceivable, denies or doubts that if it did exist its nonexistence, either in reality or in the understanding, would be impossible. For otherwise it would not be a being a greater than which cannot be conceived. But as to whatever can be conceived but does not exist: if it were to exist its nonexistence either in reality or in the understanding would be possible. Therefore, if a being a greater than which cannot be conceived, can even be conceived, it must exist