In "Surprise It's Judgment Day," what argument is Martin referring to when he says "Anselm and Descartes claimed that the definition of a perfect God necessarily implies that he exists"?
A) The ontological argument
B) Cosmological argument
C) The teleological argument
D) None of the above

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The ontological argument is the one that posits God's existence as necessary based on the concept of a supremely perfect being. Both Anselm and Descartes are known for their versions of this argument, which starts from the idea or definition of God and concludes that such a being must exist.

In "Surprise It's Judgment Day," What Argument Is Martin Referring