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According to Anselm, if God did not exist in reality independent of our minds:
{ 1 } - we could have faith without understanding.
{ 2 } - he would exist in our minds.
{ 3 } - we would still be able to think of Him.
{ 4 } - this would not contradict the definition of God.
{ 5 } - he would be that than which a greater could be thought.
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According to Anselm, if God did not exist in reality independent of our minds:
{ 1 } - we could have faith without understanding.
{ 2 } - he would exist in our minds.
{ 3 } - we would still be able to think of Him.
{ 4 } - this would not contradict the definition of God.
{ 5 } - he would be that than which a greater could be thought.
No, we cannot have faith in God if God does not exist independently of our minds. Faith is a type of knowledge, a union of a subject with an object.
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According to Anselm, if God did not exist in reality independent of our minds:
{ 1 } - we could have faith without understanding.
{ 2 } - he would exist in our minds.
{ 3 } - we would still be able to think of Him.
{ 4 } - this would not contradict the definition of God.
{ 5 } - he would be that than which a greater could be thought.
Anselm does not think that God can exist in our minds without existing independently of them in reality. So if God exists in our minds, he must exist in reality as well. And if he doesn't exist in reality, he doesn't exist in our minds. p-->q; -q; -p
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According to Anselm, if God did not exist in reality independent of our minds:
{ 1 } - we could have faith without understanding.
{ 2 } - he would exist in our minds.
{ 3 } - we would still be able to think of Him.
{ 4 } - this would not contradict the definition of God.
{ 5 } - he would be that than which a greater could be thought.
Anselm does not think that God can exist in our minds without existing independently of them in reality. So if God exists in our minds, he must exist in reality as well. And if he doesn't exist in reality, he doesn't exist in our minds. p-->q; -q; -p
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According to Anselm, if God did not exist in reality independent of our minds:
{ 1 } - we could have faith without understanding.
{ 2 } - he would exist in our minds.
{ 3 } - we would still be able to think of Him.
{ 4 } - this would not contradict the definition of God.
{ 5 } - he would be that than which a greater could be thought.
It would. That than which nothing greater can be thought would be that than which nothing greater can be thought.
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According to Anselm, if God did not exist in reality independent of our minds:
{ 1 } - we could have faith without understanding.
{ 2 } - he would exist in our minds.
{ 3 } - we would still be able to think of Him.
{ 4 } - this would not contradict the definition of God.
{ 5 } - he would be that than which a greater could be thought.
For Anselm, it is greater to exist in reality than only mentally.
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