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Analyse the ontological argument for the existence of God. Do you agree with the argument? Give reasons for your answer.  

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1 2 Analyse the ontological argument for the existence of God. Do you agree with the argument? Give reasons for your answer. The existence of God is an issue that has been debated over for centuries, the existence of a perfect being can be neither proved nor disproved. It is therefore a metaphysical question that can be evaluated and speculated over and over, and still a definite answer will not be found. Some philosophers can claim that no such entity exists, whilst some philosophers can argue that there is such a thing as a God - ultimate being. However their arguments, evaluations and formulas never will and never can be validated beyond reasonable doubt. The debate over whether a God does exist, or not, is as issue for 'metaphysics'. This is due to the philosopher Aristotle who when compiling his book, involving various forms of scientific findings, placed the compilation of...

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