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On Sunday 20 February 2005 03:49, Timothy R.Butler wrote:
>> I've run across a neat proof of God that works like this:

>>   * If God exists, He knows everything; and

>>   * If all intelligent beings believe in their own existence,
>>     whether they actually exist or not (Popeye believes in his
>>     own existence but happens to be wrong); then

>>   * If God didn't exist, He would know it; therefore

>>   * God must exist.

> Sounds like an improved version of the ontological argument. You
> been hanging around St. Anselm of Canterbury lately? ;-)

Yes. Specifically a derivative by Kurt Gödel. (-:

Cheers; Leon

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