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...