1. Reason and Faith
... which nothing greater can be conceived," anyone would see that God must logically, and necessarily exist. Otherwise, he could not be the greatest being in existence. 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. He was using the "medieval understanding that God is a necessary being ... our faith in God, and see that thinking of God as not existing or imperfect is absurd. 20th century Swiss theologian, Karl Barth, placed emphasise on faith and God's self-revelation, rather than the us...
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