Atheistic Ontological Argument — Version 3

 

1. God, if he exists, is a being than which no greater can be conceived.
2. A being whose nonexistence cannot be conceived is greater than a being whose nonexistence can be conceived.
3. God’s nonexistence can be conceived.
4. It is possible to conceive of a being whose nonexistence cannot be conceived.
5. Therefore, a being greater than God can be conceived.
6. It is not possible to conceive of a being greater than a being than which no greater can be conceived.
7. Therefore, God does not exist.

See also:

• Arguing about ontology
• The ontological argument meets Christianity
• Resurrecting Victor Stenger’s ontological pizza