According to Anselm's version of the ontological argument, God must exist both as an object of belief in people's minds and as a reality outside of their minds, because:
A) without a belief in a God who exists apart from their minds, some people would go insane.
B) a being who exists only in the mind is not as great as one who exists both in minds and outside of minds.
C) if God existed only in people's minds, then no one could know God.
D) God is beyond all understanding.

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Anselm's ontological argument posits that God, being the greatest conceivable being, must exist in reality because existing in reality is greater than existing solely as an idea in the mind. If God existed only in the mind, then we could conceive of a greater being—one that exists in reality as well—therefore, to truly be the greatest conceivable being, God must exist in reality as well as in the mind.

According to Anselm's Version of the Ontological Argument, God Must