For God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived. After St. Anselm first interpreted this ontological argument, it was no surprise to that some one would say that his argument was flawed. Gaunilo was a monk in the church along with St. Anselm. Gaunilo believed that you could set up this argument with anything, as long as it was by definition perfect, and make it seem to exist. The example Gaunilo gives is an argument of the perfect island. Gaunilo says that there is a lost island that no one has ever found; it possesses the most fertile soil and riches beyond any man dreams. Having no people on it, the island is more perfect than any other country. The argument is as follows: The perfect Island is the greatest possible island. An island that fails to exist is less perfect than an island that does exist. Therefore, the perfect island exists, necessarily. St. Anselm responds by saying that, this would be true if perfect island was defined as that than which no greater can be conceived. Since almost anyone can conceive something greater than an island, Gaunilo's argument is flawed. Gaunilo is not the only other philosopher who has tried to find flaws in St. Anselm's otological argument. Many have tried but it is almost impossible. First of all, no one can conceive of anything greater than God, even if you did St. Anselm would say it is inconceivable. It could be possible to turn this ontological argument into a mathematical equation to find just how flawless the argument is. For example, you can change the sentence, God is by definition the greatest being poss

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