One might more productively ask "What are the flaws?" I make no assertion that there is only one fallacy involved. I simply consider the most immediately manifest one to be that people can and do imagine the impossible. Anselm's premises are built on man's ability to conceive of God in a certain way; that provides no support whatsoever for any conclusion about the possible existence or nature of God except as a concept in the human mind. The utility of the latter is illustrated by the ability of a single mind to encompass simultaneously concepts of the Judeo-Christian God, of Cthulhu, and of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
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Date: 2010-01-20 12:18 am (UTC)