Comments on: anselm http://rabenstrange.com/2008/04/24/anselm/ Adventures in 日本 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Rabenstrange http://rabenstrange.com/2008/04/24/anselm/#comment-4401 Rabenstrange Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:56:10 +0000 http://rabenstrange.com/2008/04/24/anselm/#comment-4401 @ trebonte You're missing one step. Not only is God the greatest being in existence in the imagination He also has to exist in reality because if he didn't, then you could imagine something greater, namely the same being in reality. He has to be real because if he weren't you could imagine something greater namely something that is real. A link that may be helpful: http://www.trueu.org/Academics/NerdsCorner/A000000073.cfm @ trebonte

You’re missing one step. Not only is God the greatest being in existence in the imagination He also has to exist in reality because if he didn’t, then you could imagine something greater, namely the same being in reality.

He has to be real because if he weren’t you could imagine something greater namely something that is real.

A link that may be helpful:
http://www.trueu.org/Academics/NerdsCorner/A000000073.cfm

]]> By: Trebonte http://rabenstrange.com/2008/04/24/anselm/#comment-4400 Trebonte Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:38:25 +0000 http://rabenstrange.com/2008/04/24/anselm/#comment-4400 Mm.. I'm not quite understanding his flow of logic there. So if my understanding of his logic is correct, Anselm is essentially stating that God is something which nothing greater can be imagined. As there can't be anything beyond that, that which nothing greater can be imagined (God) -has- to exist? Yes/no? If so I don't understand why that is an explanation as to why God has to exist. Perhaps I'm missing a finer part of his explanation. Some clarification would be appreciated. Mm.. I’m not quite understanding his flow of logic there.

So if my understanding of his logic is correct, Anselm is essentially stating that God is something which nothing greater can be imagined. As there can’t be anything beyond that, that which nothing greater can be imagined (God) -has- to exist?

Yes/no?

If so I don’t understand why that is an explanation as to why God has to exist. Perhaps I’m missing a finer part of his explanation. Some clarification would be appreciated.

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