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A proof of God (maybe)
Manage episode 499510413 series 3653028
Another long one, to make up for the lack of episodes!
I'm joined by the self-described "friend of the pod", Siva Somayyajula, whose lack of a proper webpage only increases the mystique, to talk about the famous (and infamous) Ontological Proof of God by the logician Kurt Gödel, who never ceases to surprise.
I've heard of this argument many times, and have read informal explanations of it (and similar ones), but never in very much detail. I endeavor to do so, maybe in too much detail, for you, dear listener.
We roughly follow the paper "Reflections on Gödel's Ontological Argument" by Christopher G. Small, which can be found here.
Intro music is "Piano Piece 6(Winter Lights)" by Darkroom.
61 episodes
Manage episode 499510413 series 3653028
Another long one, to make up for the lack of episodes!
I'm joined by the self-described "friend of the pod", Siva Somayyajula, whose lack of a proper webpage only increases the mystique, to talk about the famous (and infamous) Ontological Proof of God by the logician Kurt Gödel, who never ceases to surprise.
I've heard of this argument many times, and have read informal explanations of it (and similar ones), but never in very much detail. I endeavor to do so, maybe in too much detail, for you, dear listener.
We roughly follow the paper "Reflections on Gödel's Ontological Argument" by Christopher G. Small, which can be found here.
Intro music is "Piano Piece 6(Winter Lights)" by Darkroom.
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