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What is the best/most convincing objection to the Ontological Argument?

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Final answer:

The most convincing objection to the Ontological Argument is that it could be used to prove the existence of a greatest conceivable evil being instead of a greatest conceivable being or god.

Step-by-step explanation:

The most convincing objection to the Ontological Argument is the idea that it could be used to prove the existence of a greatest conceivable evil being, rather than a greatest conceivable being or god.

According to this objection, if we can use the same arguments to prove the existence of an all-powerful god, we can also use them to prove the existence of an all-powerful devil.

Because there cannot be two all-powerful beings, this objection suggests that the Ontological Argument fails to establish the existence of a god.

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