Anselm's Ontological Argument PROVES the Existence of God

The Christian thinker Anselm offered one of the most ingenious arguments ever devised for the existence of God--one that even today philosophers struggle to answer and refute. Here I lay out the argument for you to wrestle with yourself.

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Dinesh D'Souza is an author and filmmaker. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he was a senior domestic policy analyst in the Reagan administration. He also served as a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

He is the author of many bestselling books, including "Illiberal Education," "What's So Great About Christianity," "America: Imagine a World Without Her," "The Roots of Obama's Rage," "Death of a Nation," and "United States of Socialism."

His documentary films "2016: Obama's America," "America," "Hillary's America," "Death of a Nation," and "Trump Card" are among the highest-grossing political documentaries of all time. He and his wife Debbie are also executive producers of the acclaimed feature film "Infidel."

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[davidthelander]

Mr. D’Sousa, I’ve read your book “what’s so great about Christianity?” It was wonderful! Changed my life - thank you!

[jjdenier]

What a load of bull. You cannot make up your own definition and decide that is what everyone understands the definition to be. The entire argument starts out with a lie

[tmariepi]

Dinesh, thank you so much! It's fascinating. When you explain things, I get them!

[karenthompson]

All those emperors who claimed to be god....and killed those who

[Johnnycdrums]

Is Thomas Aquinas next?
I’m guessing that would take a little bit longer, lol.

[ramalama]

If every building has a why do we think the earth “evolved”? It too has a creator and the creation speaks to it!

[mytwopennorth]

I can't see the atheist agreeing to that definition of God. If there were no God then how can anyone make an irrefutable claim that of all that exists something must be greatest among them. Definitions of what greatness means in this context will differ.

[BGunBunny]

A lot of atheists and other non-believers say to me "you have not presented us with any evidence, proof or facts to support the existence of God"
My response is: What you seek is not something that one can present to another. This is something that each person has to look for by his/her self. When I accepted Christ into my life I was completely overcome with a sense of pure joy, complete inner peace as well as endless unconditional love. I was so overwhelmed that I cried like a baby and I'm a 57 year old man! Can your science and logic do that? I doubt you can without the aid of illicit drugs and/or alcohol.
It is not up to me or anyone else to present any evidence whatsoever. It is up to the individual to find God for his/her self.

_Jesus said unto him; "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."_ John 14:6 (my fav verse)
_[32] Everyone, then, who acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father who is in the heavens. [33] But whoever disowns me before men, I will also disown him before my Father who is in the heavens._ Matthew 10:32, 33

[BrodyMcCain]

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING 5 WORDS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT?

All men are created equal

Here is a hint.

It is not the
first 3 words.

Read it again.

All men are created equal

So, it is

A. Created
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B. Equal

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A or B ?

The answer below.

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The answer is
A. Created

Here's why?

If we are all created equal, then this means that there is a Creator.

You can't be created if there is no Creator.

Makes sense?

No one is created equal if there is no Creator to create us equal.

There has to be a Creator to have a creation.

But if there is no Creator then there is no creation.
And if there is no creation there is no "equal"

So the word created must be the most significant word of the 5 words.

No one can possibly be equal if there is no Creator to "create" us equal.

And there is no such thing as equality in Evolution.

So, if one believes in Evolution then they do not believe that we were created equal.

So, When someone says "There is no God"
It means that they do not believe we were created equal.

It means that they believe in something other than Creation.

It means that they do not believe in the creation story in the Bible.
It means they do not believe in Adam and Eve.

And if they do not believe in creation, then they can't possibly believe that we are "created" equal.

And if they believe we are not equal then this means that some races must be superior to others. (At least to them)

And if they believe that even one race is superior to others, then which one?
Is it their race?

Is their race the one which is superior?

And what does it mean when someone believes that their race is superior to another's race?

It means that they are a...

Wait for it!
Wait for it!
Wait for it!

A RACIST

By definition.

What has just been outlined here is how you prove that someone is a racist.

So, if one calls you a racist simply ask them if they believe in the existence of God?

If they say "No"
Then they are a racist.
Because they do not believe we were created so they couldn't possibly believe that we are all created equal.
Key word
"created"

No one could possibly be a racist if they believe that we are all created equal.

Only people who believe that a Creator does not exist can be a racist.

The rest of us believe we are created equal.

If you believe that all humans are created equal this proves that you are not a racist because you believe that light skinned people and dark skinned people are equal.

Now its possible one could be struggling with how they treat other races even though they believe a Creator exist and that that Creator created us all equal.

They may be like Thomas Jefferson
who believed we were created equal but strughled daily with the fact theat he owned slaves.

But what is worse?
One who believes that we are not created equal thus thinking they are superior to other races or one who believes we are created equal but not living up to what they believe?

Hmm? Not sure?

[patrickgoncalves]

The Bible says the God "put eternity in the heart of men" meaning knowledge of the eternal God, the Bible also says "our hearts are restless until they find rest in you Lord." So if we have restless need for the eternal God, where did it come from? The Bible said God put our knowledge of Him and our need for Him in our hearts. That proves there is a God.

[heavenabove]

I am a philosopher. You explain things well and clear philosophically.

[markschiavone]

You are misrepresenting the counter argument. You have to prove god exists outside of the mind just like you have to prove a perfect island.
This is the worst argument for a god.

[bulgingbattery]

Dear leadr Kim Jong Un claims that HE is god!

[SabbathSOG]

Those that have faith do not need proof. For faith is the evidence of things unseen.

[sergiupobereznic]

Just because the definition has been agreed upon does not mean it's correct. And while it seems reasonable, it isn't evidence.

[revcrussell]

I'm ready for the dogpile here, but I believe it is morally disingenuous to support any of the "proofs" of god. This is especially true because even if the ontological proof was correct (it is not) it would not be proof of an Christian god.

[michaeltrent]

Two problems. The "agreed upon" definition of God is one. The second is, just because you say it's better to exist in both the mind, and in reality, doesn't make it so. Look to your heart for proof.

[rdrr]

the problem with abrahamic religions is that real estate is god

[theinstituteofmonkeygunvio]

Anselm's sleight of hand works as follows:
1. Define God as the greatest thing that exists IN THOUGHT (i.e. imagination) instead of the more proper definition of "greatest thing that can exist in reality".
2. Claim that because you can imagine something greater than what could actually exist, therefore the thing DOES exist.

[patrickgoncalves]

There is nothing eternal in this world, we see animals die, grandparents die, plants die, stars die and take planets with them, nothing is eternal. Every kingdom falls, empires fall. Where do we get the idea of eternity. God put the concept of eternity in the hearts of men.