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He goes further to support this by comparing an existent God and a non-existent God, and since humans cannot imagine any being greater than God then God is existent which is logically true and understandable. When this argument is compared to that of Aquinas which is based on necessary existence is stronger since it does not recognize that God is a greater being and compares God's qualities to that of human beings. A philosopher named Hume also argued that all things may be contingent with no need for necessary existence, and a further argument has also been brought about by the Aquinas' philosophy giving more indications that it is not a conclusive argument.

According to Aquinas' argument the existence of God is dependent on the existence of the universe thus if the universe ceases to exist then God also ceases to exist but according to Anselm the existence of God depends on the imagination of a greater being by humans and since no time will come when human beings will imagine of a greater being than God then God will remain to exist eternally. Considering the belief of human beings on the existence of God that God is omnipresent and existed before the creation and will exist even after, the Anselm's philosophy serves as a perfect proof of God's existence as well as God's nature, the most high.

There are other philosophers who have also presented their arguments with regard to God's existence such as Gaunilo of Marmoutiers and Immanuel Kant. Gaunilo criticized Anselm's ontological argument by stating that if this argument is sound then its logic can be used to prove the existence of any faultless thing and goes ahead to show that there is something wrong with the ontological argument without specifying what it is

. Kant also criticized the ontological argument and put forward the moral argument for the existence of God

Conclusion

A lot of arguments have risen concerning this topic since it is like a battle between theists and those who believe in the existence of God. It has to be noted that even though a conclusion on whether God exists or not has not been reached, there is more proof that God exists than otherwise.Much difference only comes on what is used as proof since most philosophical arguments are based on different facts ranging from simple existence of nature to daily experience of human beings. The strength of each philosophy depends on individual belief, experience, and expectations. For instance, it is very easy for an individual who has experienced an extraordinary event in his or her life to believe that God exists due to the presence of miracles.

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