Anselm claims that it is impossible to think that God does not exist without misunderstanding what God is.

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Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God posits that God is "that than which nothing greater can be conceived." Therefore, if one truly understands the concept of God as the greatest possible being, it is impossible to conceive of God as not existing, because existence is a perfection or a quality that a greatest possible being must have.

Anselm Claims That It Is Impossible to Think That God