Anselm was a Christian thinker of the 11th century.Some would perhaps say he was one of the most important of this medieval time. Unlike other Christian thinkers and believers of this period, Anselm seemed to not just blindly believe in God but rather craved to prove his existence to help justify and solidify his and others faith.
Within the start of his first chapter of the Proslogion Anselm starts with a prayer "Come now, insignificant man, leave behind for a time your pre- occupations; seclude yourself for a while from your disquieting thoughts. Turn aside now from heavy cares, and set aside your wearisome tasks. Make time for God, and rest a while in Him. Enter into the inner chamber of your mind; shut out everything except God and what …show more content…
He hopes that his analysis of God will help those who fail to believe in his existence to believe or gain faith.Anselm see 's atheists view of God as faulty. He claims that atheists views are like, "a painter envisions what he is about to paint: he indeed has in his understanding that which he has not yet made, but he does not yet understand that it exists. But after he has painted [it]: he has in his understanding that which he has made, and he understands that it exists." Perhaps to Anselm those who do not believe in God are blinded by his infinite presence. Atheists ' cannot grasp the meaning of God because they are not looking at his existence in the right way, by giving the example he did Anselm speculates that in a way atheists ' believe in the existence of God but on a more subconscious level than those who are more consciously aware of …show more content…
He is essentially trying to convey to his readers that God is an infinite being who mortals could not begin to grasp the meaning of. But even just with that understanding he should be valued, because "what good is lacking to the Supreme Good, through whom every good exists? Consequently, You are just, truthful, blessed, and whatever it is better to be than not to be. For it is better to be just than not-just, blessed than not-blessed." Anselm doesn’t want to discourage his readers into losing faith in God because they will never understand him, instead Anselm wants his readers to be grateful for even the ability to know something beyond them
Within the start of his first chapter of the Proslogion Anselm starts with a prayer "Come now, insignificant man, leave behind for a time your pre- occupations; seclude yourself for a while from your disquieting thoughts. Turn aside now from heavy cares, and set aside your wearisome tasks. Make time for God, and rest a while in Him. Enter into the inner chamber of your mind; shut out everything except God and what …show more content…
He hopes that his analysis of God will help those who fail to believe in his existence to believe or gain faith.Anselm see 's atheists view of God as faulty. He claims that atheists views are like, "a painter envisions what he is about to paint: he indeed has in his understanding that which he has not yet made, but he does not yet understand that it exists. But after he has painted [it]: he has in his understanding that which he has made, and he understands that it exists." Perhaps to Anselm those who do not believe in God are blinded by his infinite presence. Atheists ' cannot grasp the meaning of God because they are not looking at his existence in the right way, by giving the example he did Anselm speculates that in a way atheists ' believe in the existence of God but on a more subconscious level than those who are more consciously aware of …show more content…
He is essentially trying to convey to his readers that God is an infinite being who mortals could not begin to grasp the meaning of. But even just with that understanding he should be valued, because "what good is lacking to the Supreme Good, through whom every good exists? Consequently, You are just, truthful, blessed, and whatever it is better to be than not to be. For it is better to be just than not-just, blessed than not-blessed." Anselm doesn’t want to discourage his readers into losing faith in God because they will never understand him, instead Anselm wants his readers to be grateful for even the ability to know something beyond them