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The Ontological Argument

Can Anselm's Ontological Argument be considered a valid proof of the existence of God?? If not, why not?? Re-state the basic features of the argument and address the question.

Saint Anslem’s argument was an argument that claimed to rely on reason alone. His claim was that because “God” is “That than which none greater can be conceived” then god himself must exist. In other words because we can think of a perfect god and that he is the greatest being we can think of than He must exist. I see a problem with this argument. I can conceive of many things including Dragons but this does not bring them into reality no matter if I wish it so. I am a spiritual person who follows the “Kemetic” Faith for me the greatest being is Amun Ra and the Egyptian Parthenon but others were not raised in nor converted in my faith therefore their idea of a greatest perfect god is going to be what they were raised or converted to. Does this suddenly mean that I am wrong that Amun Ra whom was worshiped for so long is not the perfect god. Does the fact I conceive of him or Zeus or any god make that god real at all? What if I conceived that Aliens created human life and control things on earth instead? Does that now mean that is also real because I thought it? For everything it needs a more clear defining and as a scientist I prefer that done through the scientific method of hypothesis, test and hypothesis again until the answers are there.