Kant argued that regulative ideas—including immortality—structure moral reasoning even when their objective reality cannot be established, making speculation practically indispensable.

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Immortality(as what the ontological argument is trying to prove in this case): The idea that something lasts forever and never dies or ceases to exist.
Kant(as used in epistemology and metaphysics): Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was an influential German philosopher who argued that our minds shape how we experience reality, and that we can only truly know things as they appear to us, not as they are in themselves.
Moral reasoning(implied in the statement's discussion of how moral judgments work): The process of thinking through whether an action is right or wrong by considering different reasons and circumstances.
Practically indispensable(describing whether speculation about immortality is needed for moral thinking): Necessary for getting things done in real life, even if it's not theoretically proven to be true. Something you need to believe or use to function effectively.

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