Criticisms of Anselm's ontological argument
- The argument could be used to prove the existence of anything.
- Humans do not know God's nature.
- "Existing" adds nothing (including perfection) to the essence of a being. Thus, the greatest possible being does not need to exist.
- Some attributes of greatness are incompatible with others, rendering the concept of "greatest being" incoherent.
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