Ontological arguments seek to prove God's existence from the armchair. But are they any good? Let's tour some prominent ontological arguments and some prominent objections to help us find out. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmid OUTLINE LINKS (1) Want the script? Become a patron :) (2) Oppy’s article “Ontological Arguments” from The Philosophers’ Magazine: https://archive.philosophersmag.com/ontological-arguments/ (3) Ontological Arguments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZ7oLLpd6Joxl2VS1gOce6t (4) Oppy (2000), “Response to Gettings”: https://philpapers.org/archive/OPPRTG-2.pdf (5) Oppy (2017), “The Ontological Arguments”: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y2cbpSqcTUwnySsJv18SKlz7hLCDV6vl/view?usp=sharing (6) A User’s Guide to the Modal Ontological Argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKgJvGHYqs8&list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZ7oLLpd6Joxl2VS1gOce6t&index=2 (7) Four Ontological Arguments in 12 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8yl8suh7aA&list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZ7oLLpd6Joxl2VS1gOce6t&index=5 (8) Graham Oppy responds to Josh Rasmussen’s Ontological Argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIhwDlT2Eu8&list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZ7oLLpd6Joxl2VS1gOce6t&index=7 (9) Bonus Soccer playlist! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkb7WN8KlASj2P9ewLpXGeML (10) My Springer book: (a) https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs/dp/3031193148/ (b) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2 THE USUAL... Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvH Join the Discord and chat all things philosophy! https://dsc.gg/majestyofreason My website: https://josephschmid.com My PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid