"I close my eyes and see a flock of birds. The vision lasts a second or perhaps less, not how many birds I saw. Was definite or indefinite number? The problem involves the existence of God. If God exists, the number is definite, because God knows how many birds I saw. If God does not exist, the number is indefinite, because nobody could keep track. In such case, I saw less than ten birds (say) and more than one, but did not see nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three or two birds. I saw a number between ten and one, which is not nine, eight, seven, six, five, and so on. That integer is inconceivable ergo, God exists. "
" Argumentum Ornithologicum "
The Maker - 1960
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