Peter Gotti Philosophy 3000- 8:00-8:55 Many different philosophers have their own theory on Gods existence. They have their own thoughts of how they believe God is a cause. Such philosophers are Anslem, Spinoza, and Leibniz. . Anslem is a philosopher who used the ontological way of thinking to explain God’s existence. The ontological thought process shows the existence and being of a thing. Anselm’s argument is that God is “this being that so truly exists that it cannot be even thought not to exist” (p. 860). The thoughts and ideas that are in your mind correspond to what exists. However, if you think about things that don’t exist it is not as good. The things that exist are real and God’s creation, and to understand this existance is even better. God is one who always exists and makes existence possible. In Anselm’s argument he states God “ of all things exist to the highest degree”(p. 860). He is saying God is the supreme being and is treated as a primary idea. In addition, Anslem describes God as “ truthful, happy and whatever it is better to be than not to be-for it is better to be just rather than unjust, and happy rather that unhappy”(861). This means that God represents everything that is good and real. However, we cant subject God to our thinking because he is greater than our thinking and stands apart from it. Anselm’s ontological argument is how he explains God as a necessary cause. Spinoza is a modern thinker who explains God as a cause as well. Spinoza is a monist who believes everything is one. Therefore, he believes God is the only substance and existence there is. Spinoza states that “by God I understand a being absolutely infinite, that is, a substance consisting of an infinity of attributes, of each one expresses an eternal and infinite...
