Anselm, The Ontological Argument

Anselm, The Ontological Argument: A convincing proof to God’s existence? Anselm's definition of God starts by saying that God is the greatest being we can possibly think of and he argues that there is absolutely no doubt that God’s presence is certain. He uses the ontological argument, proposing that if God could be thought of and perceived, then God has to exist. His first argument is that God is "that-than-which-none-greater-can-be-conceived." Anselm argues that …

…a few weak points. I also believe that God is that-than-which-none-greater-can-be-conceived which is in my understanding and in reality but not because it is in my understanding and thus in reality as Anselm argues. Anselm begins his proof ‘in faith’ so he does not have any doubt that his definition and proof of God is solid whereas an atheist would not start off ‘in faith’ so the argument will not be convincing enough. Word Count: 484