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28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / b. Ontological Proof critique

12278	'Being' and 'oneness' are predicated of everything which exists [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: 'Being' and 'oneness' are predicated of everything which exists.
	From: Aristotle (Topics [c.331 BCE], 121a18)
	A reaction: Is 'oneness' predicated of water? So existence always was a predicate, it seems, until Kant told us it wasn't. That existence is a quantifier, not a predicate, seems to be up for question again these days.

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof

17024	The elegance of the solar system requires a powerful intellect as designer [Newton]
	Full Idea: This most elegant system of the sun, planets, and comets could not have arisen without the design and dominion of an intelligent and powerful being.
	From: Isaac Newton (Principia Mathematica [1687], Bk 3 Gen Schol)