Saint Anselm of Canterbury

René Descartes

David Hume

Immanuel Kant

God is the greatest conceivable being.

God is the most powerful being.

God is the most loving being.

God is the most just being.

That God must exist.

That God is omnipotent.

That God is omniscient.

That God is omnibenevolent.

Because if God did not exist, then it would be possible to conceive of a being greater than God.

Because God is the greatest conceivable being.

Because God is the most powerful being.

Because God is the most loving being.

That God exists.

That God is omnipotent.

That God is omniscient.

That God is omnibenevolent.

That it relies on the ontological proof, which is a flawed argument.

That it assumes that God is the greatest conceivable being.

That it does not take into account the problem of evil.

That it is too abstract and does not provide any empirical evidence for the existence of God.

An argument for the existence of God that begins with the premise that God is the greatest conceivable being.

An argument for the existence of God that begins with the premise that God is the most powerful being.

An argument for the existence of God that begins with the premise that God is the most loving being.

An argument for the existence of God that begins with the premise that God is the most just being.

Because it relies on a priori reasoning, which is not reliable.

Because it assumes that God is the greatest conceivable being.

Because it does not take into account the problem of evil.

Because it is too abstract and does not provide any empirical evidence for the existence of God.

Reasoning that is based on evidence.

Reasoning that is based on experience.

Reasoning that is based on intuition.

Reasoning that is based on logic.

The problem of how to reconcile the existence of evil with the existence of a benevolent and omnipotent God.

The problem of how to reconcile the existence of evil with the existence of a just and loving God.

The problem of how to reconcile the existence of evil with the existence of a perfect God.

The problem of how to reconcile the existence of evil with the existence of a rational God.

It shows that the premise that God is the greatest conceivable being is false.

It shows that the argument relies on a flawed ontological proof.

It shows that the argument does not take into account the reality of evil.

It shows that the argument is too abstract and does not provide any empirical evidence for the existence of God.

That evil is a necessary part of the universe.

That evil is a punishment for sin.

That evil is a test of our faith.

That evil is an illusion.

The defense that argues that evil is a result of the free will of creatures.

The defense that argues that evil is a punishment for sin.

The defense that argues that evil is a test of our faith.

The defense that argues that evil is an illusion.

The argument that argues that the existence of evil is evidence against the existence of God.

The argument that argues that the existence of evil is evidence for the existence of God.

The argument that argues that the existence of evil is evidence that God is not omnipotent.

The argument that argues that the existence of evil is evidence that God is not benevolent.

The problem that arises from the contradiction between the existence of evil and the existence of a benevolent and omnipotent God.

The problem that arises from the contradiction between the existence of evil and the existence of a just and loving God.

The problem that arises from the contradiction between the existence of evil and the existence of a perfect God.

The problem that arises from the contradiction between the existence of evil and the existence of a rational God.