1. Reason and Faith
On the other hand, John Hick questions Anselm's definition of necessary existence, and argues Anselm was not using modern reason to support his faith. ... Barth criticised Anselm, and argued that we are not sufficiently able to understand God, or prove his existence using reason. Potter describes how Barth saw what many missed when analysing Anselm's version the ontological argument. ... Barth recognizes this and, "contends that this argument is not philosophical at all. ... Barth went on to argue that Anslem's definition of God as, "that than which nothing greater can be concei...
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