@misc{cogprints2850,
           month = {March},
           title = {On the Impossibility of Successful Ontological Arguments},
          author = {Paul Franceschi},
            year = {2003},
            note = {revised},
        keywords = {ontological argument, proof},
             url = {http://cogprints.org/2850/},
        abstract = {In this paper I present a novel objection to ontological arguments. The argument concerns ontological arguments in general and has the general form of a reductio ad absurdum. Roughly, it rests on the fact that if a sound ontological argument were available, it would contradict the very nature of God. For God aims at maximizing the development of human good qualities (including thus faith) and if a successful ontological argument were available, faith would become unnecessary. Lastly, I review several objections that can be raised against the present argument.}
}

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