The Case Of Anselm's Argument About Proving That God Exist

In the case of Anselm’s argument about proving that God exists I agree with his premises as well as his conclusion and find it to be true. I will explain further why I believe Anselm’s argument by using the examples and discussing the objection towards his argument of why God must exist. Another example that we will assess to further apply evidence and understanding of why I chose the stance for Anselm’s is the perfect island objection. In this objection we will not only break down the argument as to why it is wrong, but to essentially inspect the premise as well as the conclusion to examine if the premises are true which allows them to be valid and sound. I Anselm’s argument he explains that his first premise is that God exists in the understanding.

Gaunilo uses the perfect island in the same reasoning that Anselm used to prove God’s existence. His first premise being that we can think about the perfect island and that the perfect island exists in the understanding. Thinking about the components of the perfect island can be done, for example, it should have the clearest water possible, but still manage to be blue, the finest grain of sand that never gets hot, but never too cold and is an offset color between white and beige, as well as having enough palm trees just to take pictures, but not shade the area, and lastly being able to have every desire I dream of come true on that island. That is the perfect island, although with this statement saying this is my perfect island we run into a discrepancy. I am sure that several men would prefer not to observe numerous clones of Channing Tatum’s running around in a Speedo rubbing sunscreen on their ladies while another clone is feeding them, fanning them, and getting them alcoholic beverages while be complimented on how gorgeous we look. “Making the main problem with the Gaunilo’s objection is the definition of ‘perfect’. There will always be disagreements as to what produces a perfect island. When we analyze it, any definition of ‘perfect’ in the case of an island would be subjective. Your idea of a perfect island might not be my idea of a perfect island” (Berkley, George). This one is why the

As Anselm goes through a checklist to construct an assessment to figure out where God truly fits in our world and our understanding Anselm does a removal of categories that help in the demonstration of his existence. God is not in the same category as a human being, the reason being that God cannot be dependent on any living thing for his existence. God does not fit into the category of a unicorn or any mythical creatures for the reason that He is not a “non-existent contingent being (Berkley, George).” God must be omnipotent, he must be everywhere and capable of everything to be God in the first place. In conclusion, Anselm’s argument holds true to the premises and is valid and sound with enough evidence to convince myself that God exists in reality and the human