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Arguments for god - Coggle Diagram
Arguments for god
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Anselm's argument
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This being, god, exists either in the mind alone or in mind and reality
God exists in reality
Concepts like unicorns and leprechauns are good but would be much better if they were real. God, being infinitely better than these concepts, be real.
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Critiques
These arguments are based on the assumption that the events of today need a starting point. They also don't prove the existence of a singular, sentient god like the one Aquinas believes in. The also argument doesn't explain why god is exempt from the rules of the universe which prove his existence.
The conception of perfection does not imply that perfect thing exists. Existence is not a predicate, and can't be used as a defining characteristic