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God Does Not Exist Exist In Reality
1,305 wordsSaint Anselm's ontological argument seeks to provide an a priori proof (proposition which can be known or justified independent of experience) of God's existence. However, Gaunilo, a contemporary of Anselm and a fellow Catholic, argued that Anselm's ontological argument is invalid, because an argument of the same form could have true premises and a false conclusion therefore, he introduced perfect island argument which is perfectly parallel to ontological argument. In this paper, I will discuss ...
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Greater Can Be Conceived Existence Of God
1,591 wordsThe Ontological argument is a group of different philosophers arguments for the existence of God. "Ontological" literally means talking about being and so in this case, that being is the existence or being of God. The main component of the Ontological argument can be found in the Anselm's "Proslogion" which is a short work that tries to demonstrate both the existence and the nature of God. His main aim in writing the Proslogion is not to directly prove the existence of God but to moreover, to sh...
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The Existence Of God Approaches Criticisms
1,227 wordsThere are three major arguments that attempt to explain the existence of God. Firstly, it is important to establish a definition of God. According to philosophers God is an infinitely perfect being that upholds a divine unity of ultimate goodness and of ultimate power. God is referred to as Omniscient, Omnipotent and Eternal. God has unlimited knowledge and intelligence, so basically God is the ultimate model of perfectionism. Though all Philosophers agree with this definition of God, it does no...
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God Must Exist Existence Of God
1,022 wordsAquinas, Anselm, Paley and Kant all famous philosophers, have proven that god exists; yet people still question Gods existence. As Anselm said, We are like students who, unable to solve a mathematical problem, are given the answer to it and then discover they can reason out why that answer is correct. For thousands of years, philosophers have given evidence proving the existence of God. The evidence at hand should prevail but some philosophers beg to differ. In this paper I will try to go over a...
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Greater Than God Existence Of God
391 wordsSaint Anselm's Ontological Argument Saint Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God is based on logical inconsistency of two equally legitimate statements, which consequentially derive out of each other. Saint Anselm suggests that one cannot imagine anything greater than omnipotent and omnipresent God. If this statement is true, there can be nothing imaginable greater than God. However, if God does not exist, than we should be able to imagine something greater than God. Yet this is ...
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Running Head Anselm Ontological Argument
606 wordsRunning head: ANSELM'S ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT Anselm's Ontological Argument May 27, 2009 Anselm's Ontological Argument Anselm's Ontological Argument is the argument for the existence of God, presented by famous theologian of the 11 th century, Anselm. Basically, it implies the following. According to Anselm, God is the greatest thing ever that can be conceived, and if assuming that God did not exist, some other thing, greater than God would inevitably exist. These two axioms are followed by the as...
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Greater Can Be Conceived Existence Of God
1,589 wordsThe Ontological argument is a group of different philosophers arguments for the existence of God. Ontological literally means talking about being and so in this case, that being is the existence or being of God. The main component of the Ontological argument can be found in the Anselm's Proslogion which is a short work that tries to demonstrate both the existence and the nature of God. His main aim in writing the Proslogion is not to directly prove the existence of God but to moreover, to show t...
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God Must Exist Greater Than God
1,186 wordsThroughout history It has been man kinds quest to find a proof of the existence of God. Even today, religious archeologist, plunder the Earth, looking for Noahs Ark, The Ark of the Covenant, or the site Jesus Christ was thought to have been buried. These men and women are searching for artifacts to prove the existence of God to people who believe there is no God. Many people, however, do not need artifacts to prove Gods existence, they have faith, and like St. Anselm of Canterbury, believe that ...
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