The Ontological Argument
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The ontological argument
· St. Anselm’s argument from A priori knowledge
· Nothing is more perfect than God
· Derived from the bible section Psalms 14 – 53
ANSELM’S BELIEF
· God is a being than nothing greater can be conceived
· Something that exists is bound to be greater than something that just exists in thought
· If there’s no being greater than God, God must exist in reality as well as thought
GAUNILO
· Contemporary of Anselm and a fellow monk
· Believed in God but though Anselm’s argument was flawed
· All our experiences are gained through the senses (A Posteriori knowledge) senses show us things aren’t perfect…
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