A Thomistic Modal Ontological Argument
...a thomistic argument for a prime cause...john konnor...
1) if it is possible there exists an x and x is a prime cause then it is possible there exists an x x is unactualizable and x is a prime cause
2) it is possible there exists an x and x is a prime cause
3) for all x and for all € if it is possible x is unactualizable and is a prime cause then it is possibly necessary x is Pure act by nature
4) for all x and for all € if necessarily x is Pure act by nature then x exists
C) God exists
Let:
Ux= x is unactualizable
~~◇E!x= x's existence is not impossible
€= is a nature
◇□p⊃□p (TK)
g=(ix)(∃!x)(∀€) [(€=A) ∧ Ax]
1)◇(∃x)Px⊃◇(∃x )Ux∧Px p
2)◇(∃x)Px p
3)(∀x)(∀€) ◇(Ux∧Px) ⊃◇□[(€=A) ∧ Ax] p
4)(∀x)(∀€)□[(€=A) ∧ Ax]⊃E!x p
5) ◇(∃x )Ux ∧ Px (1,2 MP)
6) (∃x )◇(Ux ∧ Px ) (5 Barcan)
7)◇(Ug ∧ Pg) (6 EI)
8)◇(Ug∧ Pg) ⊃◇□[(€=A) ∧ Ag] ( 3 UI)
9)◇□ [(€=A) ∧ Ag] (7,8 MP)
10)◇□ [(€=A) ∧ Ag] ⊃□ [(€=A) ∧ Ag] (TK)
10)□[(€=A) ∧ Ag] (9,10 MP)
11) □[(€=A) ∧ Ag]⊃E!g (4 UI)
12)E!g (10,11 MP)
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