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Gaunilo's Island

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Gaunilo's parody objection: by the same reasoning, a greatest conceivable island must exist—so the reasoning proves too much to prove anything.

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Define the perfect island; note that existing is more perfect than not existing; conclude the island exists. Nobody books the trip.