2006-07-23 01:58:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
True.
2006-07-24 02:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
First premise: A conception of a being "than which nothing is greater" is possible.
Second: Existing in reality is greater than existing only in the imagination.
Conclusion: God exists.
The problem for me is the premise about existence in reality being "greater" than existence in the imagination alone. Anselm
isn't proving God's existence, but he gets points for using pure
logic to tackle the question.
2006-07-23 09:58:02 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It makes God sound like nothing more than a mathematical definition.
2006-07-23 09:01:47 · answer #3 · answered by Vanguard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't define things into existence. If you could, I could just say "An existent unicorn is a unicorn which exists. Therefore, an existent unicorn exists. Therefore, a unicorn exists."
See? Doesn't work.
2006-07-23 09:44:34 · answer #4 · answered by peri_renna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it answer the question?
Does the arguement leave one knowing any more at the end than at the beginning?
2006-07-23 09:02:35 · answer #5 · answered by My Big Bear Ron 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋