I believe so that I may understand.
Credo ut intelligam.

Philosophers
Anselm of Canterbury
Born 1033 in Aosta, Anselm rose from Benedictine monk to Archbishop of Canterbury (1093-1109). Called the father of scholasticism for trying to prove God's existence by reason alone, his ontological argument is still.
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