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What makes deductive proof different from inductive proof?
Deductive prrof makes use of logic rather than evidence.
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What was the use of reason for according to Anselm?
To deepen the understanding of faith.
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What did Anselm mean by the term 'necessary existence'?
That something (in this case God) cannot not exist.
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What two analogies does Descartes make use of to help explain his ontological argument?
The triangle and the mountain/valley analogies.
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Under what conditions, according to Malcolm, would God's existence be impossible?
If it were self-contradictory or logically absurd.
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Why did Gaunilo think Anselm's argument was flawed?
He did not believe it was possible to define things (including God) into existence.
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What was Kant's main objection to the ontological argument?
Existence was not a defining predicate.
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