Arguments for God

French monk Anselm of Cantebury offered a deductive argument of the existence of God, aka ontological arguments:

• God is the best possible thing you can imagine.
• Good thing would better if it existed in reality
• thus, God must exist, otherwise it will NOT be the best possible thing.

Gaunilo argued that this logic can apply to anything imaginary.

Immanuel Kant argued: Existence is NOT a predicate.

The definition or the idea of God does not ensure its existence.

British philosopher John Wisdom came up The Parable of the Invisible Gardener.

Thomas Aquinas had 5 arguments for the existence of God:

1. Argument from Motion, — God is the unmoved mover.
2. Argument from Causation, — God is the uncaused causer.
3. Argument from Contingency, — An infinite regress is impossible, one necessary thing MUST exist, which is God.
4. Argument from Degrees, — God is the pinnacle of perfection
5. Teleological Argument

These arguments did not ensure the uniqueness of the God, or a sentient god. Also the infinite regress might be possible. If God is exempted from Rule 1, and 2, why some other objects cannot be exempted then?

Necessary Being vs Contingent Being.