The aesthetic arguement

[Alindawyl]

I’m not sure where you get quantitative infinity from. Theist’s don’t speak of God as infinite in quantitative terms. So, I mean a group of at least two beings (perhaps more) who form the ultimate ______ (qualititative infinity?).

I’m taking stabs in the dark at what you mean by this concept because you have suggested the existence of an “ultimate and unconditioned” group, but appear to have given no consideration whatsoever to the attributes that the member of such a group would have to, by necessity, possess. They would also have to be ultimate and unconditioned themselves for the group to possess those attributes. And that puts us right back at the contradiction you tried to avoid.

 

[Perplexity]

I’m taking stabs in the dark at what you mean by this concept because you have suggested the existence of an “ultimate and unconditioned” group, but appear to have given no consideration whatsoever to the attributes that the member of such a group would have to, by necessity, possess. They would also have to be ultimate and unconditioned themselves for the group to possess those attributes. And that puts us right back at the contradiction you tried to avoid.

I think the concept is undefined because no one has specified what properties this ultimate exigency (etc.) has. Perhaps it should possess properties which would preclude the idea I’m advocating. But, I haven’t seen any reason for thinking that, yet anyways. So, what properties should we think this ultimate thing necessarily possesses? Remember, I’m not saying we have good reason to be polytheists here, I’m just saying I don’t see why it’s not an option at this point? So I’m merely reacting to your guy’s arguments.