According to the text, the ontological argument is important because

a. it claims to be an a priori proof for the existence of God.
b. it raises the problem of whether existence is a property and whether the notion of necessary existence is intelligible.
c. it is religiously significant because it is the only traditional argument that establishes a God who is omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly benevolent.
d. all of the above


d. all of the above

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