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Si nce my i deas l i ke that of i nf i ni ty and perf ecti on di d not come to me vi a my
senses or my i magi nati on, they must be i nnate. (H ow does he know they're noe f rom
Proof of God's E xi stence P1 hi s senses? Because you can't real l y experi ence i nf i ni ty or perf ecti on. Al l the
experi ence I have can't real l y generate the PE RF E CT tri angl e. Now he thi nks
about how di d I get these bel i ef s. I f they're f rom an evi l demon they're no good.)
T he real i ty pri nci pl e=there must be at l east as much f ormal real i ty i n a cause as i n
i ts ef f ect. (H e agai n thi nks there are di f f erent degrees of real i ty as Ansel m di d.
Proof of God's E xi stence P2 H e says f ormal real i ty. Mi nds are i nf i ni te other thi ngs are f i ni te. Bodi es have the
l east amount of f ormal real i ty. I f you're a bei ng produci ng other bei ngs cannot
create anythi ng wi th more f ormal real i ty than yoursel f .
T here must be at l east as much f ormal real i ty i n a cause as i n i ts ef f ect. H e agai n
thi nks there are di f f erent degrees of real i ty as Ansel m di d. H e says f ormal real i ty.
Real i ty pri nci pl e Mi nds are i nf i ni te other thi ngs are f i ni te. Bodi es have the l east amount of f ormal
real i ty. I f you're a bei ng produci ng other bei ngs cannot create anythi ng wi th more
f ormal real i ty than yoursel f .
I dea of i nf i ni te mi nd i s greater because i nf i ni te mi nds have more I deas of f i ni te
mi nds have f ormal real i ty and more obj ecti ve real i ty than i deas of bodi es.
Obj ecti ve real i ty
Obj ecti ve means representati onal . I t changes because what they're representi ng.
T hi s pri nci pe tel l s hi m he cannot be the cause of hi s i deas.
I coul d not be the cause of my i deas of i nf i ni ty and perf ecti on because I do not
have enough f ormal real i ty. (When we thi nk of thi s i n order f or us to create thi s
Proof of God's E xi stence P3 i dea I 'd have to be an i nf i ni te perf ect real i ty. I f I have a perf ect i dea we'd have
to be perf ect. T he best I can do i s have you thi nk of somethi ng f i ni te. CAnnot gi ve
you i deas outsi de of your f ormal real i ty.)
Because of the real i ty pri nci pl e these i nnate i deas must have a source that i s
Proof of God's exi stence 4
actual l y i nf i ni te and perf ect.
Proof of God's exi stence 5 T he def i ni ti on of God i s an i nf i ni te perf ect bei ng
Proof of God's exi stence Concl usi on T hus, God exi sts. Namel y, there does exi st an i nf i ni te perf ect bei ng
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Si nce my i deas l i ke that of i nf i ni ty and perf ecti on di d not come to me vi a my
senses or my i magi nati on, they must be i nnate. (H ow does he know they're noe f rom
Proof of God's E xi stence P1 hi s senses? Because you can't real l y experi ence i nf i ni ty or perf ecti on. Al l the
experi ence I have can't real l y generate the PE RF E CT tri angl e. Now he thi nks
about how di d I get these bel i ef s. I f they're f rom an evi l demon they're no good.)
T he real i ty pri nci pl e=there must be at l east as much f ormal real i ty i n a cause as i n
i ts ef f ect. (H e agai n thi nks there are di f f erent degrees of real i ty as Ansel m di d.
Proof of God's E xi stence P2 H e says f ormal real i ty. Mi nds are i nf i ni te other thi ngs are f i ni te. Bodi es have the
l east amount of f ormal real i ty. I f you're a bei ng produci ng other bei ngs cannot
create anythi ng wi th more f ormal real i ty than yoursel f .
T here must be at l east as much f ormal real i ty i n a cause as i n i ts ef f ect. H e agai n
thi nks there are di f f erent degrees of real i ty as Ansel m di d. H e says f ormal real i ty.
Real i ty pri nci pl e Mi nds are i nf i ni te other thi ngs are f i ni te. Bodi es have the l east amount of f ormal
real i ty. I f you're a bei ng produci ng other bei ngs cannot create anythi ng wi th more
f ormal real i ty than yoursel f .
I dea of i nf i ni te mi nd i s greater because i nf i ni te mi nds have more I deas of f i ni te
mi nds have f ormal real i ty and more obj ecti ve real i ty than i deas of bodi es.
Obj ecti ve real i ty
Obj ecti ve means representati onal . I t changes because what they're representi ng.
T hi s pri nci pe tel l s hi m he cannot be the cause of hi s i deas.
I coul d not be the cause of my i deas of i nf i ni ty and perf ecti on because I do not
have enough f ormal real i ty. (When we thi nk of thi s i n order f or us to create thi s
Proof of God's E xi stence P3 i dea I 'd have to be an i nf i ni te perf ect real i ty. I f I have a perf ect i dea we'd have
to be perf ect. T he best I can do i s have you thi nk of somethi ng f i ni te. CAnnot gi ve
you i deas outsi de of your f ormal real i ty.)
Because of the real i ty pri nci pl e these i nnate i deas must have a source that i s
Proof of God's exi stence 4
actual l y i nf i ni te and perf ect.
Proof of God's exi stence 5 T he def i ni ti on of God i s an i nf i ni te perf ect bei ng
Proof of God's exi stence Concl usi on T hus, God exi sts. Namel y, there does exi st an i nf i ni te perf ect bei ng
