The Arguing Atheist
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You: Plato believed that perfect everythings existed. Perfect chairs, perfect people, perfect seriel rapists.
Aaron: I suppose that is true in Heaven, but not on earth.
You: So you would say that the perfect unicorn exists in Heaven?
Aaron: How am I to know? It is possible.
You: It has to be more than possible for your argument to be valid, it has to be a certainty. Since a quality of the perfect unicorn would be existance, it must exist somewhere.
Aaron: Then I suppose that it must exist in Heaven. That concept does not bother me.
You: If there is at least one unicorn in Heaven, mightent there be at least one on Earth?
Aaron: No. We know that there are no unicorns on Earth.
You: Then isn't it possible that the perfect God you are trying to prove exists also exists only in Heaven? If that is the case, then he might not be able to affect affairs on Earth.
Aaron: No. A quality of a perfect God would be the ability to act from Heaven. Saying that God exists only in Heaven is meaningless; God is everywhere.
You: Well, come to think of it, a unicorn wouldn't be perfect if it were trapped where nobody could appreciate it. I would say that a perfect unicorn would have the necessary quality of existing on Earth. How do you suggest that we go about trying to find the beast?
Aaron: That is a ridiculous misuse of my argument.
You: Why?
Aaron: Because you are making no sense! Just look at your conclusion. There are no unicorns anywhere in this world.
You: And I would say that there is no God, either. What is the difference.
Aaron: The difference is that you are being rediculous. We know that God exists, and we know that unicorns don't.
You: What evidence do you have that God exists?