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Descartes often compares the ontological argument to a geometric demonstration, arguing that necessary existence cannot be excluded from idea of God anymore than the fact that its angles equal two right angles, for example, can be excluded from the idea of a triangle.
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plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-ontological/
plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-ontological/
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Ontological argument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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ontological argument for the existence of God attempts the method of a priori proof, which uses intuition and reason alone. In the context of the Abrahamic religions, ontological arguments were fi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontological_argument
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Anselm's Ontological Argument ... Anselm's ontological argument purports to be an a priori proof of God's existence. Anselm starts with premises that do not depend on experience for their justification and then proceeds by purely logical means to the conclusion that God exists.
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www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/ontological.html
www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/ontological.html
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A layperson's introduction to the ontological argument. It explains what it is, what it argues, how it is justified in addition to a variety of objections and rejoinders of this argument. ... One argument used to rationally support the existence of God is the ontological argument. There are many forms of ontological...
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www.angelfire.com/mn2/tisthammerw/rlgnphil/ontological....
www.angelfire.com/mn2/tisthammerw/rlgnphil/ontological.html
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One of the most fascinating arguments for the existence of an all-perfect God is the ontological argument. While there are several different versions of the argument, all purport to show that it is self-contradictory to deny that there exists a greatest possible being.
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www.utm.edu/research/iep/o/ont-arg.htm
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The Ontological Argument. An explanation of the argument that once we have grasped in our minds the concept of God we can see that his non-existence is impossible. ... The ontological argument is an argument for God’s existence based entirely on reason. According to this argument, there is no need to go out looking...
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www.existence-of-god.com/ontological-argument.html
www.existence-of-god.com/ontological-argument.html
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Introduction, excerpts from the Proslogion, Gaunilo's Response, and Anselm's Reply, plus some commentary by David Burr on the ontological argument. ... Anselm's argument - which explained the course of sacred history not only in broad outline but in excruciating detail - made the whole thing very accessible to human reason,
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www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/anselm.html
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From the Proslogium ... Therefore, Lord, who grant understanding to faith, grant me that, in so far as you know it beneficial, I understand that you are as we believe and you are that which we believe. Now we believe that you are something ... The argument is given below in it's original form (translated by Jonathan Barnes).
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www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/anselm.htm
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