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THOUGHT THINKING ON THOUGHT

Over the years phislsophers were known for instigating thought. Then, now and alwyas, they are ever pregnant with thoughts and when these thuoghts come "to be" every entuity in this planet will be concerned. In the same aliment of thought, some young thinkers projected some facts which gave one a philsphical cum psychological lingering tintinabulation. These facts were obtianed from lived exprence that the only way to attain great hights and only way to conquer this planet within the religious frame work, and in fact in any other sphere of life, is through what is termed "philosophy of 'Obi umeala" secondly, when we disobey the norms of the land, its is said that the land has been disecreted, (i.e Imeru ala) following this trend, when a person is wonded, we say that "omerula ahu" (he has desecreted the body). this consequently leads us into "the concept of Imeru Ahu in Ugbo Uwaology ". In view of the above, thinkers are urged and encouraged...

GOD'S EXISTENCE

ST. ANSELM’S ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. St. Anselm’s argument for the existence of God is a practical expression of his faith and belief in God. Anselm alleges that God is that which nothing greater than can ever be conceived. The notion of God’s existence for Anselm is so clear and distinct that it cannot be doubted. He also argues that if that which nothing greater than can be conceived has no existence it means that there is something which is greater than it and as such it has less existence. But since there cannot be anything which is greater than that which nothing greater than can be conceived, it therefore means that God exists. God’s existence must be both in the mind and in reality. If God’s existence is only limited to the mind is therefore means that He is not that which nothing greater than can be conceived. But since God exists both in the mind and in reality, it therefore means that his existence cannot be doubted. Anselm contends that one cannot t...