Toni Vogel Carey’s answer to the most argued-over argument for the existence of God.
http://philosophynow.org/issues/53/The_ ... _of_Hubris
The Ontological Argument and the Sin of Hubris
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Re: The Ontological Argument and the Sin of Hubris
The article states that the Ontological Proof indeed originated with Anselm but should of gave nod to Avicenna. While Avicenna's formation of the proof is doubted by many I have noticed the doubters I encounter submerse themselves in Western philosophical thought and tend to ignore alternative schools of thought. All those I encounter who give Avicenna due credit are often well read in both eastern and western philosophy or an Islamic philosopher. Article is excellent otherwise. I just felt that it was wrong to pinpoint the origin to Anselm alone.