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Explain the Ontological Argument The Ontological argument was one of the very first to be proposed to prove the existence of 'God' as it was written in the middle ages. Put forward by St Anselm, it bases the argument around his logic and reason. Although we are in a decade where scientific technology is at its best, the ideology still fascinates many today. Anselm wanted people to understand and recognise his belief that Gods existence could be proved through thought. In his book "Proslogian" he describes God as "being than which no greater can be conceived". At the time of conception, Christianity was very popular and thought to be the way of life. Anselm argued that as God was the greatest thought any being could have, is existence was undeniable. The thought was that of utopia and thus must be true. Many believed his theory although it did not have any...

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