Content - stages of argument

Question 1

stage 1

Answer 1

The definition of God

Question 2

stage 2

Answer 2

why the non-existence of God is logically impossible - in re and in intellectu) - analogy of the painter

• from God’s definition he must therefore possess the perfections of existence both in the mind and reality
• definition also requires God to necessarily exist

Question 3

Stage 3

Answer 3

why the fool (atheist) believes that which i impossible to be true
- atheist failed to understand the full ideas of the concept of God - if they did understand would be impossible to deny God’s existence