Which of the following is a key premise in St. Anselm's ontological argument for God?
A) If God exists in reality only (and not in the mind), then he would be greater if he existed in the mind too.
B) If God exists in the mind only (and not in reality), then he would be greater if he existed in reality too.
C) If the world exists (which it does), then God exists.
D) If God exists (which he does), then the world exists.

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In St. Anselm's ontological argument, the key premise is that God is a being than which nothing greater can be conceived. From this, he argues that if God exists only in the mind, then a greater being can be conceived, namely one that exists both in the mind and in reality. Therefore, God must exist in reality as well as in the mind to be the greatest conceivable being. Option B reflects this premise.

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