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ANSELM

1033–1109

The Ontological Argument (The Concept as Existing By Definition)

Anselm argued that the greatest conceivable being must exist, since a being that exists is greater than one that does not. CoCA borrows the form: the Concept, properly understood, must be the Divine Act — because a Concept that is not the Divine Act is less than the Concept can be. The ontological proof is bad theology. It is excellent liturgy.

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