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barth and the ontological argument

Sorry for all the questions!! right ive been revising the ontological argument and this thing mentioned karl barth and ive tried looking him up but i cant find much thats useful- does anyone know what he had to say about the ontological argument?

thanks alot

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Hey,
Barth said that the best way to understand Anselm's argument is from a position of faith. He also said that we were not to use Anselm's argument as a proof, instead we are to use it as a way of giving us a better understanding of our conceptions of God.

Good Luck!!! :biggrin:

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