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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'Modal Logics and Philosophy' and 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism'

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

234	We couldn't discuss the non-existence of the One without knowledge of it [Plato]
	Full Idea: There must be knowledge of the one, or else not even the meaning of the words 'if the one does not exist' would be known.
	From: Plato (Parmenides [c.364 BCE], 160d)

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

1892	The existence of God can't be self-evident or everyone would have agreed on it, so it needs demonstration [Sext.Empiricus]
	Full Idea: The existence of God is not pre-evident, for if it was the dogmatists would have agreed about it, whereas their disagreements show it is non-evident, and in need of demonstration.
	From: Sextus Empiricus (Outlines of Pyrrhonism [c.180], III.6)