Anselm argues for the existence of God based on the concept of "that than which nothing greater can be conceived." He believes that humans have the idea of this concept in their minds, and that it must refer to something that exists in reality, otherwise it wouldn't be the greatest thing that could be conceived. Anselm argues that this is God, and that human ideas of goodness come from God.

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Anselm Argued That

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Anselm argued that:

A) human beings can know nothing beyond the world in which they live.
B) God cannot exist if evil exists in the world.
C) since human beings name objects of which they conceive,then God must be a human creation.
D) human ideas of goodness had been instilled by God,a being about which nothing greater can be conceived.
E) God's existence is simply beyond any human ability to comprehend.

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