Gaunilo’s point concerning the island is that
a. if God is perfect, then it is possible for him to create a perfect island.
b. the ontological argument could just as easily prove the necessary existence of a perfect island.
c. it is impossible to conceive of the perfection of any being, whether this be God or an island.
d. if one has never experienced a perfect island, then it is impossible to conceive of it.
b. the ontological argument could just as easily prove the necessary existence of a perfect island.
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