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Outline the Ontological Argument for the existence of God and consider the view that, while it may strengthen a believer's faith, it has no value for the non-believer.
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Outline the Ontological Argument for the existence of God and consider the view that, while it may strengthen a believer's faith, it has no value for the non-believer. The argument was thought up by a Benedictine monk, who was also Archbishop of Canterbury. He based his argument on already established by him fact that "God exists". It is a priori argument; this feature makes it very different from other pro-arguments. A Priori argument requires no past experience and is based entirely on logic. The Ontological Argument is theoretical, which aims to prove God's existence using language. St. Anselm thought it would be absurd to suggest that God does not exist; he backs up his argument by saying that even if we try and suggest that God doesn't exist we still require the concept of God in our mind. Making God "That which is nothing greater can be conceived" "aliquid quo...
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