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ve It exists! Perfect Vacation Spot ? Does this prove the perfect vacation spot exists? ? No: Since the “perfect” vacation spot doesn’t have all perfections. ? Only God has all perfections, so this only works to prove that God exists. ? Rats! Descartes’ Second Proof of God’s Existence: ? The concept of God includes all perfections. ? Existence is a perfection. ? ? God has existence. A perfection is a positive quality to a maximal degree. But is existence a quality? Perfect Vacation Spot Warm, breezy Not crowded Inexpensive It exists What does that add to the picture? Descartes’ Second Proof of God’s Existence: ? The concept of God includes all perfections. ? Existence is a perfection. ? ? God has existence. Is existence a quality? Immanuel Kant (17241804) No! Existence is not a quality: ? “There is a small, red ball.” ? In Logic: (?x)(Sx amp。 Rx amp。 Bx). ? S (small), R (red), and B (being a ball) are all qualities, but not ? (existence) is not. Descartes’ Second Proof of God’s Existence: ? The concept of God includes all perfections. ? Existence is a perfection. ? ? God has existence. Is this a good argument?