A hypothetical paradox I thought of from reading anslem

[jpk1313]

I was reading the other day St. anslem of canterburys proslogion and came up with a question that I find rather fun (I love paradoxs and trying to solve them). God is the greatest thought that can be thought and since we can think of nothing greater than he must exist for if he did not than he would not be the greatest thought. Now if in thinking God exists our thinking makes him real and if time is not linear than In thiking God into existance and We are created in turn by god what comes first? Us thinking god into existance or god thinking us into existance?

 

[Bob_Crowley]

I was reading the other day St. anslem of canterburys proslogion and came up with a question that I find rather fun (I love paradoxs and trying to solve them). God is the greatest thought that can be thought and since we can think of nothing greater than he must exist for if he did not than he would not be the greatest thought. Now if in thinking God exists our thinking makes him real and if time is not linear than In thiking God into existance and We are created in turn by god what comes first? Us thinking god into existance or god thinking us into existance?

I’ve packed up my journalistic equipment in my old kit bag, and tomorrow I am going down to the fowl run. I intend to interview a few chickens and their eggs. When I know the result I’ll get back to you.

 

[Prodigal_Son]

I was reading the other day St. anslem of canterburys proslogion and came up with a question that I find rather fun (I love paradoxs and trying to solve them). God is the greatest thought that can be thought and since we can think of nothing greater than he must exist for if he did not than he would not be the greatest thought. Now if in thinking God exists our thinking makes him real and if time is not linear than In thiking God into existance and We are created in turn by god what comes first? Us thinking god into existance or god thinking us into existance?

Anselm wasn’t saying that we think God into existence. :nope:

 

[James_S_Saint]

God is the greatest thought that can be thought and since we can think of nothing greater than he must exist for if he did not than he would not be the greatest thought. Now if in thinking God exists our thinking makes him real and if time is not linear than In thiking God into existance and We are created in turn by god what comes first? Us thinking god into existance or god thinking us into existance?

Trying to make sense out of that… for fun.

“God is the greatest thought that can be thought” - Okay, a definition, I suppose.

“since we can think of nothing greater than he must exist” - Emm…? non-sequitor
– God’s existence is not contingent on the thinking, but rather on the potential greatness involved in a thought. (“can be thought”, NOT “has been thought”)

“for if he did not [exist] than he would not be the greatest thought” - non-sequitor
– the definition is true regardless of existence. Neither the definition of a unicorn nor the thought of one causes its existence.

“Now if in thinking God exists our thinking makes him real” - non-sequitor
– making God real is not related to thinking.

“if time is not linear” – but it is…?? although seemingly irrelevant.

“In thiking God into existance and We are created in turn by god what comes first?”

Question is already answered.