Axiom 1: (Dichotomy) A property is positive if and only if its negation is negative.
Axiom 2: (Closure) A property is positive if it necessarily contains a positive property.
Theorem 1. A positive is logically consistent (i.e., possibly it has some instance).
Definition. Something is God-like if and only if it possesses all positive properties.
Axiom 3. Being God-like is a positive property.
Axiom 4. Being a positive property is (logical, hence) necessary.
Definition. A Property P is the essence of x if
Theorem 2. If x is God-like, then being God-like is the essence of x.
Definition. NE(x): x necessarily exists if it has an essential property.
Axiom 5. Being NE is God-like.
Theorem 3. Necessarily there is some x such that x is God-like.
Source: Wang Hao (1987) Reflections on Kurt Goedel. MIT Press: Cambridge, Mass. (Page 195).
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