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More advancements are notable in the extreme no devil corollary which proposes that a worse being is likely to be that which does not thrive in the understanding and therefore, such a being exists neither in the knowledge nor the reality or the actual world. Some critics such as Timothy Chambers argue that the devil premises and corollary is more logical and compelling in comparison to the Gaunilo's challenge since it withstands and copes with the difficulties that are likely to overcome Gaunilo's claims and parody. He further recommends the no devil corollary as a stronger and more powerful challenge as it underlines the no devil parody which threats and challenges Anselm's argument and satire at its very own basis and foundations (Garrett

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