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St Anselm
1st Priori argument
Ontological argument
-''Than which nothing greater can be conceived''
-It is impossible to imagine something greater than God.
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St Anselm
2nd argument
Ontological argument
'it is greater to be a necessary being in reality than one that is not necessary'
If god exists in mind then he must be necessary.
Necessary= doesn't rely on anyone/anything.
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Rene Descartes
1st argument
Ontological argument
-in order for us to come up with the perfect being it must have originated from a perfect being.
-A perfect being must exist to be perfect.
-This perfect being is God.
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Rene Descartes
2nd argument
Ontological argument
-A supremely perfect being has all perfections.
-Existence is a property that something can posses of a supremely perfect being.
-Therefore God exists.
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Norman Malcom
Rejected Ontological argument
-God is which nothing greater can be conceived.
-If he doesn't exist, he cant begin to.
-To begin to exist requires chance or cause.
- Either God is impossible or necessary.
- He is not impossible therefore exists.
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Who they were
Anselm, Descartes, Malcom
-Anselm: Italian monk and a theologian of catholic church. Constructed ontological argument as prayer. (1033-1109)
-Descartes: French Philosopher, and scientist. Attempted to get rid of assumption and belief to identify certain knowledge.(1596-1650).
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Ontological argument
'it is greater to be a necessary being in reality than one that is not necessary'
If god exists in mind then he must be necessary.
Necessary= doesn't rely on anyone/anything.

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St Anselm
2nd argument

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Ontological argument
-in order for us to come up with the perfect being it must have originated from a perfect being.
-A perfect being must exist to be perfect.
-This perfect being is God.

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Ontological argument
-A supremely perfect being has all perfections.
-Existence is a property that something can posses of a supremely perfect being.
-Therefore God exists.

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Card 5

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Rejected Ontological argument
-God is which nothing greater can be conceived.
-If he doesn't exist, he cant begin to.
-To begin to exist requires chance or cause.
- Either God is impossible or necessary.
- He is not impossible therefore exists.

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