We have already seen that 'I think' (I am conscious), which implies 'I am', involves 'I think God'; which means that the idea of God is an innate idea, an idea that belongs to our very essense. Moreover, it is a clear and simple idea; it is even the clearest and simplest of our ideas, though, of course, just because of its infinite perfection and richness, it is not a 'distinct' one. Now, the idea of an infinite and infinitely perfect being, where does it come from? From myself? Of course not; it is much too perfect. How could a finite and imperfect mind produce an idea that so much surpasses its power that it cannot even comprehend it distinctly? The mind that produces an idea must be at least at the same level of perfection as the idea that it produces. It is clear, therefore, that no finite being, be it ever so much more perfect than ourselves, can produce this idea. Only an infinite being, that is, God, can produce the idea of God. Only God could have given it to us. Accordingly we can conclude: God is thought of ; therefore God exists.
NOTE: Isn't this similar to Berkeley?
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