RE: Anselm's argument examined.
October 30, 2013 at 6:30 pm
(This post was last modified: October 30, 2013 at 6:32 pm by bennyboy.)
He gives the human mind too much credit. My conception of an apple is of its crude properties: color, shape, scent, maybe a couple details like spots or leaves. The truth is that a real apple is far more complex than my conception of it. And that's not even a "maximally perfect apple."
I'd argue one of the properties of an actual God is that man, being relatively simple, should NOT be capable of conceiving it; for if man can fully comprehend every aspect of God, while still conceiving of other things, then Man is greater than God.
I'd argue one of the properties of an actual God is that man, being relatively simple, should NOT be capable of conceiving it; for if man can fully comprehend every aspect of God, while still conceiving of other things, then Man is greater than God.
