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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...

Africa with Culture COMPILED WORK ON NIGERIA  PEOPLES AND CULTURES BY THE 2005/2006 3RD YEAR STUDENTS OF THE SPIRITAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY ISIENU-NSUKKA Edited by Paschal C. Anyanwu T ABLE OF CONTENTS  KOLANUT (OJI) IN IGBO TRADITIONAL CULTURE   INTRODUCTION  PRELIMINARY REMARKS ON ‘KOLANUT’ ETYMOLOGY OF ‘KOLANUT’ WHY THE KOLANUT? KOLANUT AS LIFE-AFFIRMING PRINCIPLE  KOLANUT AS A SYMBOL OF POWER AND LEADERSHIP KOLANUT AS A RITUAL AGENT MINISTRATION OF KOLANUT FEATURES OF KOLANUT  TO THE WOMAN GROUP  TO THE KINSMEN (UMUNNA) BLESSING OF KOLANUT (IGO OJI) RIGHT OF BREAKING THE KOLANUT  GENERAL EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION REFERENCES   PRESENTATION: OMU – THE TENDER PALM LEAVES INTRODUCTION  WHO ARE THE IGBO PEOPLE? ORIIGIN OF THE IGBO PEOPLE NRI MYTH  ISREAL MYTH  WHAT IS OMU?  AS ASYMBOL OF WARNING  AS A SYMBOL OF ARBITRATION AND LITIGATON  AS A SYMBOL OF WAR  AS A SYMBOL OF HONOUR  AS A S...