Question

A “victorious” argument that extended a claim concerning this entity to other possible worlds was formulated by Alvin Plantinga. (10[1])William Lane Craig’s formalization of a claim concerning this entity was inspired by (10[1])kalam philosophers. In the book On Behalf of the Fool, this entity is compared to a “lost island” by Gaunilo (10[1])to parody a claim made in the Proslogion. Al-Ghazali held the occasionalist view that this entity caused everything. The premise that existing in reality is greater than existing in the mind (10[1])appears in Anselm’s ontological (10[1])argument for this maximally great entity’s (10[1])existence. (10[1])For 10 points, name this entity whose existence is denied by atheists. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: God [or Allah]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Fordham A1810
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Penn B (DII)3110
Nolan Keating (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Columbia J (DII)5110
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)NYU B8210
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Penn A (DII)8610
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BColumbia B9210
Derek Chen (UG)Columbia A (UG)Bard A (UG)9310
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)NYU A (UG)10510

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%79.67
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%76.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%60.17
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1191%0%18%82.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%61.11
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%65.20
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%69.75