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    The ontological argument illicitly treats 'necessary bein... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The concept of a 'necessary being' whose non-existence is impossible is either analytically vacuous or smuggles existence into essence, as Kant argued in CPR A592/B620.

    The ontological argument illicitly treats 'necessary being' as meaningful content when it merely restates the assumption that existence follows from concept.

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