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Anselm claims that the word 'God' has a very specific meaning.

Part of the force of his argument is that, if you use the word 'God', you have to know what it means. So the question consists of two parts. First, does 'God' mean what he says it does? Second, if he is wrong about the definition of 'God", would someone who thinks there is no God actually be disagreeing with Anselm? If he is right, how can someone be an atheist? Whether you say he's right or wrong, explain your answer.

Anselm defines god as which nothing greater can be conceived. He is the greatest conceivable being and must exist because existence is greater than nonexistence. The concept of God is universally known as great because the creator must be greater than the creation. Therefore if someone accepts that God is great, they must also accept that he exists. Problems arise with this claim because merely conceiving something is by no means evidence of its existence. Anselm is not wrong in his claim. God is indeed great if he is the creator or man. Even an atheist would have to assert that the concept of God to be the greatest. Also from the definition of existence, if something were to exist in the world and in the mind it would indeed be greater than if it only existed in the mind. Therefore by the logic of the two previous facts God must exist. People are still atheist because they do not accept all notions of a God. Logically some aspects of God are correct such as being great, but solely rejecting all plausible arguments of God is also logically sound. People are atheist because they reject the entire existence of God.

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