[Revised entry by Graham Oppy, Joshua Rasmussen, and Joseph Schmid on June 3, 2024.
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Ontological arguments are arguments, for the conclusion that God exists, from premises which are supposed to derive from some source other than observation of the world – e.g., from reason alone. In other words, ontological arguments are arguments from what are typically alleged to be none but analytic, a priori and necessary premises to the conclusion that God exists….

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