St. Anselm was an Italian philosopher who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. He is best known for his “Ontological Argument” for the existence of God, which is based purely on reason. It goes like this:
- St. Anselm defines God as “that than which nothing greater can be conceived” or “The Greatest Conceivable Being”. Theist and atheist alike would generally accept this as a valid definition.
- If one says that “The Greatest Conceivable Being” exists only in the mind, then it is NOT a valid statement since one could conceive of a greater being: “The Greatest Conceivable Being” that exists in reality.
- Therefore, God or “The Greatest Conceivable Being”, by definition, exists in reality.
"The fool has said in his heart: There is no God" - Psalm 13:1
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D’Souza, Dinesh (2008). What’s So Great about Christianity
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Woods, Thomas E., Jr. (2005). How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
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D’Souza, Dinesh (2008). What’s So Great about Christianity
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