Ontological Argument

Question 1

Inductive arguments

Answer 1

Inductive arguments are probabilistic ( truth of its conclusion cannot be guaranteed by the truth of its premise)

Question 2

Deductive arguments

Answer 2

Intend to guarantee the truth of the conclusion. If the premises of the argument are true, then the conclusion must be true

Question 3

Ontos

Answer 3

The argument is based on the claim that god’s existence can be deduced from his definition-once god is correctly defined there can be no doubt that he exists

Question 4

Anselm’s definition of god

Answer 4

‘’God is a being than which nothing greater can be conceived”

Question 5

Gaunilo’s criticism

Answer 5

His criticism uses a parody of anselm’s argument,he gave an ontological argument of a perfect island . Gaunilo uses the argument method ruductio ad.absurdum

Question 6

Anselm’s defense

Answer 6

Islands are contingent,god is necessary he argues that u cannot compare god to an island necessary existence is only a predicate of god , and not of things

Question 7

Descartes argument

Answer 7

God Is defined as the supremely perfect being. He must therefore posses all the perfect predicates of omnipotence, omniscience,omnibenevolence