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Old 05-30-2009, 11:59 AM   #61
CayugaRed2005
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"If the idea of necessary existence is contained in the idea of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, The Flying Spaghetti Monster necessarily exists"
Not quite. The question is one of perception. And there's a difference between perception and assumption.

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and simply realize, "Nope. He's wrong."
Frankly, Applejack, I'm a bit disappointed. You can't disprove Descartes's argument, and that's exactly the point.
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