🧵 Arguments that rely on words with discrete meanings

Anonymous at Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:44:13 UTC No. 16454300

I don't really buy into it, but I'm finding the ontological argument's use of language crazy interesting.
After agreeing to define God as "that which there can be no greater", the argument hinges entirely on the discreteness of the word "greatest". It claims that by simply agreeing to define Him as the greatest, you've already proven His existence, as existing is inherently greater than being a mere conception. This only works because "greatest" is a binary "is" or "isn't".

Any anons know of other thought experiments or arguments that hinge on the discreteness of language? Anywhere I can read about this type of logic? The ontological argument is just an example, I'm not specifically looking for theological shit.