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WorksheetsAnselm and The Ontological Argument
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a Deductive Argument?
reductio ad absurdum ("indirect proof")
Cogito Ergo Sum (I Think Therefore I am)
maium omnibus ("greater than everything")
How Does Anselm Describe God?
That which is the most perfect
That than which nothing greater can be conceived
That than which nothing more powerful can be conceived
That which is omnibenevloent
What is the meaning of ontological?
Concerned with perfection
Concerned with presence
Concerned with power
Concerned with being
According to Anselm, how must God exist if he is the greatest possible being?
In the mind and in reality
In the mind
In reality
He doesn't exist
In Gaunilo's criticism of the Ontological Argument, what example does he use?
A sea
A world
An Island
A planet
What was Gaunilo's objection to Anselm?
God doesn't exist
God exists, and so perfect islands exist
I can conceive of a perfect island, but this does not exist
Perfect islands exist
Anselm responds to Gaunilo by pointing out that islands have no _____________
Intrinsic maximum
Perfection
Necessary existence
Palm trees
What was Anselm Conclusion about that that than wish greater cannot be taught
Is what whatever we ough to believe
He does not have one
Is not a Supreme Creature
Gaunilo conviced him of his argument.
Why Gaunilo Reply to Anselm?
To confirm Anselm's Theory.
To complete Anselm's work.
On behalf of the fool.
On behalf of God.
What does "the fool" means in the Proslogion.
Ignorants
Those who believe in God
Those who say "There is no God".
A dumb person.
