1) What does Ontos mean? Being / nature
2) How does this argument work? Defines what is meant by the term God
3) Who is the main proponent? Anselm
4) How did he define God? As the greatest being imaginable
5) Is this an a priori or a posteriori argument? A priori
6) What does de re mean? In the mind
7) What does De dicto mean? In reality
8.) What is the definition or main tenet of this argument? God must exist because it is illogical for Him not to exist / If God is the perfect being if He did not exist then He would not be perfect.
9) Whose idea was the perfect island? Gaunilo
10) What was his point? That he could imagine a perfect island but that didn’t mean it existed
11) What other examples can you think of, of things which exist only in the mind? Unicorns, dragons, fairies
12) What is the difference between them and God? He is a necessary being.
13) Where do our ideas of perfection come from? The mind of God
14) What was Plato’s example of this? The cave
15) Whose analogy was the triangle? Descartes
16) What was his point? That if you imagine a triangle it has to have three angles and three sides to be a triangle, so too with god, to be God He must exist.
17) Whose idea was alternative universes? Plantinga
18) What was his point? In an infinite universe everything must be possible somewhere, but if God is possible somewhere then He must be everywhere
19) What’s wrong with a priori arguments? No evidence and they rely on agreeing on the meanings of terms.
20) What are the main problems with this argument? Circular logic / still no proof / you can follow he logic and agree with the premises but still not believe that God exists, only that the argument is logical!