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The Ontological Argument is Sound!

Theologian

Gavin Ortlund


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70.18


Uploaded to YouTube

26 February 2024

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25 November 2025


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In this video Gavin Ortlund gives an overview and defense of Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God.

My book on Anselm: https://www.amazon.com/Anselms-Pursuit-Joy-Commentary-Proslogion/dp/0813232759/
Josh Rasmussen, "New Thoughts on My New Gödelian Ontological Argument": https://worldviewdesign.substack.com/p/new-thoughts-about-my-new-godelian
David Chalmbers, "Does Conceivability Entail Possibility?": https://consc.net/papers/conceivability.html

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00:00 Introduction
02:44 Overview of the Ontological Argument
06:33 Anselm's Formula
07:44 Defining "Greatness"
08:19 Existence "In the Mind"
10:32 Anselm's Purpose in the Proslogion
15:15 Making Sense of the Ontological Argument
20:18 The Resilience of the Ontological Argument
27:45 The Ontological Argument Elucidates God's Nature
31:28 The Ontological Argument Introduces Philosophy
33:51 Parody Arguments
45:00 Kant's Objection That Existence is Not a Predicate
58:39 Logical Coherence?
59:27 Equivocation?
1:00:18 Defining God Into Existence
1:01:52 Begging the Question
1:03:57 Assuming a Hierarchy of Greatness?
1:05:25 Drawing Out the Implications