78. THE RATIONALE OF “THERE IS NO GOD”
We refuted the ontological atheistic proposition that “there is no GOD,” and showed that no rational person would make such a statement.
77. ATHEISM AS AN ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT IS TOO PRETENTIOUS
Accordingly, atheism as an ontological claim is too pretentious and excessive to take seriously, and no person with a little humility, or knowledge of philosophy, would make such a claim.
76. Yet, logic requires the existence of God
On the other hand, some have argued that logic actually requires the existence of GOD. The most famous proof of this kind is Descartes’ ontological evidence that the concept of GOD contains only perfection, and since part of it is existence, GOD necessarily exists.
75. Isn’t God beyond space and time?
After all, GOD, by conventional definition, is beyond space and time without a tangible figure or form that can be perceived (unless GOD chooses to reveal one). Empirical experience could prove the existence of GOD, if we could find evidence in some form, but it can never disprove the existence of GOD because that would require proving a negative.
74. “There is no God” – The Ontological Argument
The ontological version of atheism makes a claim about existing reality, arguing that “GOD” does not exist, and is not part of reality.