Premise 2: If I have an idea of an infinitely perfect being, then some infinitely perfect being must exist.
There is no reasonable source for that infinite and perfect idea of God to exist. Then, the source of my idea of God must really be infinitely perfect being (Beyond objective reality).
Conclusion: Therefore, an infinitely perfect being called God, exists.
This argument is often called Descartes' ontological argument, asserting that the idea of God and his perfection implies His existence.
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