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Explain Anselm's Ontological Argument

It is widely believed that Anselm wrote this argument as a prayer to God; Anselm wrote from the position of someone with ‘faith seeking understanding’, not of someone trying to logically prove God's exist...

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To what extent are the flaws in ontological arguments incapable of being overcome?

The key to answering this question is to maintain nuance throughout, with questions revolving around complex topics such as ontological arguments, a strong answer will rely upon a demonstration of subtlet...

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Explain the problem of suffering.

The problem of suffering is the apparent discrepancy between the existence of God on the one hand, and the occurence of suffering in the world on the other. The problem results from the fact that traditio...

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Does the problem of evil has a sufficient solution

IntroDefine the evidential problem of evil and the inconsistent triad.
Point 1Platinga - free will defenceBy being free we can create more good than if we could only choose good. However this means t...

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