"My main work is the one misunderstood: The Ontological Argument should Be kept for something denied by Kant Or formed by Descartes. Hear me, for I want To put things right and make my meaning plain - I told Gaunilo - and I'll tell it again: "God is greater than we can conceive" Makes sense only to those who first believe."
"My proof of God's existence is a prayer: In Proslogion I asked Him, "Are you there?" In seeking to know of God, we need God's aid. To some this sounds dishonest, I'm afraid. No. It's part of a wider spectrum: That of fides quaerens intellectum. © Rev'd Dr Peter Mullen 2025 Peter Mullen is a philosopher and Anglican priest. His last cure of souls before he retired was Rector of St Michael's, Cornhill, in the City of London. 'Fides quaerens intellectum ' means 'Faith seeking understanding'."
The Ontological Argument is presented as a prayer-like act that presumes belief and seeks divine assistance. The claim "God is greater than we can conceive" is said to make sense only to those who first believe. The proof of God's existence is framed as an appeal in the Proslogion, asking "Are you there?" and asserting that seeking knowledge of God requires God's aid. Critics may call this dishonest, but the approach is placed within the wider theological posture of fides quaerens intellectum, faith seeking understanding.
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