gods existence
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God's existence is a topic philosopher's have debated about for quite a number of centuries. The articles written by St. Anselm and St. Thomas Aquinas provide ideas that prove of the existence of a Superior Being; while Bertrand Russell gives reasons why a Supreme Being is not required or necessary for the world.
St. Anselm discusses the one argument, which on its own, proves that God exists in his Proslogium, or Discourse on the Existence of God. Throughout his contemplation of God, Anselm questions why he is unable see God. Chapter 1 acknowledges not only Anselm's sins and unfit spirit, but also the fate of mankind; the loss of the personal relationship with God that Adam lost because of his sin. Anselm, himself, never questions the existence of God; he looks for a restoration of the God-man relationship enjoyed by Adam, Noah, Elijah and others of Old Testament times. Because of his certainty of the existence of God, he writes to convince others...