Does The Ontological Argument Justify Belief In God?

Question 1

Anselm recognised that someone who followed the ? of the ontological argument wasn’t going to be persuaded, purely through ? ? logic, into a relationship with God.

Answer 1

Reasoning.

A priori.

Question 2

Religious belief goes beyond the bounds of ? It involves commitment to a whole new way of looking at the world and of behaviour. Comparisons might be made between religious faith and the ? of being in love.

Answer 2

Reason.

Experience.

Question 3

Faith in God seems to demand an element of ?, and a willingness to take risks in spite of an absence of concrete ?

Answer 3

Uncertainty.

Proof.

Question 4

Believers often point out that God must remain partially hidden in order to maintain ? ? - the world should remain “religiously ?”.

Answer 4

Epistemic distance.

Ambiguous.

Question 5

Only with this epistemic distance, it’s argued, is it possible for humans to have a genuinely free ? to exercise faith and ? judgements. If God’s existence were undeniable, then faith would mean nothing, and people would have no choice but to ?

Answer 5

Will.
Moral.
Believe.