tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32796536.post4826594924111254340..comments2023-11-29T09:38:02.377+00:00Comments on Philosopher's Tree: Musing on AnselmAl Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07179473485486839470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32796536.post-56567503372890820152012-09-27T13:17:50.183+00:002012-09-27T13:17:50.183+00:00Hi Steve,
Gaunilo and (I think) Aquinas both made...Hi Steve,<br /><br />Gaunilo and (I think) Aquinas both made similar observations about the problem with subjectivity in considering the idea of God as Anselm proposed.<br /><br />The ontological argument, however, does have a certain internal force when approached from the perspective of faith.<br />Al Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179473485486839470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32796536.post-58837965304842905432012-09-27T12:00:38.894+00:002012-09-27T12:00:38.894+00:00I suppose the proposition that God is "that t...I suppose the proposition that God is "that than which nothing greater can be conceived" could be countered by the question of 'who is doing the conceiving?' We will always (at least here on earth) conceive of God less than that which he is, in which case that which we conceive is not God. Further, what do we mean by 'greater'? The 'greater' of person A may not be defined in the same way as the 'greater' of person B.Steve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129904858219628699noreply@blogger.com