crhoades
Puritan Board Graduate
What do you guys think? Arguing for the Non-Existence of Santa by the impossibility of the contrary with a taste of TAG thrown in for good measure.
Paul, I'd be disappointed if you didn't refine this and teach it to your son!
Santa does not exist because of the impossibility of the contrary.
Reductio:
For Santa to exist would mean the non-existence of God
1. Santa is defined as being somewhat immortal or eternal - how long has he been around?
2. He can go over the whole world in one night? Sounds omnipresent
3. He knows if everyone has been bad or good? Sounds omniscient to me.
4. He knows if someone has been good? I thought there was no one who does good, no not one. Sounds like Santa is a new law giver/standard of ethics.
5. Santa cannot be seen by boys and girls. - Part of the WCF II.1 says that God is invisible
6. Santa has a big belly - WCF says God is immense (stretching on that one.)
7. God will not give His glory to another. So either Santa has the attributes of God or he does not exist as we describe him.
God Exists
>Insert TAG argument here.
therefore Santa doesn't exist.
Paul, I'd be disappointed if you didn't refine this and teach it to your son!
Santa does not exist because of the impossibility of the contrary.
Reductio:
For Santa to exist would mean the non-existence of God
1. Santa is defined as being somewhat immortal or eternal - how long has he been around?
2. He can go over the whole world in one night? Sounds omnipresent
3. He knows if everyone has been bad or good? Sounds omniscient to me.
4. He knows if someone has been good? I thought there was no one who does good, no not one. Sounds like Santa is a new law giver/standard of ethics.
5. Santa cannot be seen by boys and girls. - Part of the WCF II.1 says that God is invisible
6. Santa has a big belly - WCF says God is immense (stretching on that one.)
7. God will not give His glory to another. So either Santa has the attributes of God or he does not exist as we describe him.
God Exists
>Insert TAG argument here.
therefore Santa doesn't exist.