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Aug. 24th, 2009 06:48 pmRe: "The Self-Thinking Thought"
....So Anselm's proof is not merely meant to show that God exists, but that there is within you an infinitely generous impulse. That impulse, that state of mind, is being-with-God. And that is something one can discover through one's friends. In that case it's more of an explanation than a proof, of the sort of thing that 'knowing that God exists' means. And the logic of the proof (that the greatest thing of all must exist; otherwise it would not be great) doesn't seem relevant to showing anyone the way to recognizing an infinitely generous impulse. But, though a long-time hater of Anselm's proof, I'll recognize the accessibility, as a state of mind, of the latter.
....So Anselm's proof is not merely meant to show that God exists, but that there is within you an infinitely generous impulse. That impulse, that state of mind, is being-with-God. And that is something one can discover through one's friends. In that case it's more of an explanation than a proof, of the sort of thing that 'knowing that God exists' means. And the logic of the proof (that the greatest thing of all must exist; otherwise it would not be great) doesn't seem relevant to showing anyone the way to recognizing an infinitely generous impulse. But, though a long-time hater of Anselm's proof, I'll recognize the accessibility, as a state of mind, of the latter.
