Do you mean that a necessary god is one that exist in every possible world?A necessary God is true in any case. — TheWillowOfDarkness
Not sure what to make of "obtain" here,Existing things only obtain when they exist. — TheWillowOfDarkness
God exists necessarily in some possible world — Amalac
God is the only necessary thing — frank
There are various entities which, if they exist, would be candidates for necessary beings: God, propositions, relations, properties, states of affairs, possible worlds, and numbers, among others. Note that the first entity in this list is a concrete entity, while the rest are abstract entities.
I think that a “necessary” designation doesnt necessarily entail all possible worlds. — DingoJones
"if god exists in every possible world, then god exists in every possible world" - not exactly enlightening. — Banno
if one accepts that it is possible that it is necessary that god exists in all possible worlds, then it follows that in all possible worlds, god exists in all possible worlds, — Amalac
What if instead of all possible worlds you just considered god as necessary to this one? — DingoJones
There are various entities which, if they exist, would be candidates for necessary beings: God, propositions, relations, properties, states of affairs, possible worlds, and numbers, among others. Note that the first entity in this list is a concrete entity, while the rest are abstract entities.
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