The key to Kant's criticism of the Ontological Argument is:

A. Anselm should have gathered empirical evidence to support his claim.

B. the claim that "God exists" is synthetic, not analytic.
C. it assumes an infinite regress of causes.

D. there's no difference between existence in the understanding and existence in reality.

E. there can't be an uncaused First Cause.


Answer: B

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