... that than which a greater cannot be conceived: you are also something greater than can be conceived (46)." God is infinite, beyond anything we could possibly imagine. Therefore, the problem with the argument that stating evil exists, and God cannot be benevolent, is that such an argument imposes limitations upon God. Good and evil are finite states that exist within creation. How could something that is finite affect an infinite being? It cannot, because God is beyond the limitations of the creation. Saint Anselm's quotation also suggests that finite beings possess no comprehension of omnibenevolence. An omnibenevolent being is beyond anything we could fathom because by imagining its qualities, imposed limitations are put on the being, making it finite. For example, if the being is all good, it cannot possess any evil. This imposes a limitation on an infinite being. Therefore, this assumes that God is not only omnibenevolent, but ...

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