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This paper will elbow grease to state and explain the Cartesian Ontological Argument, its well-nigh promising lines of dissent and some of the replies to these objections. Before studying the argument, it is important to notice that this type argument, contradictory causal or teleological arguments, tries to be based on argue alone, not observation. Descartes considers that his a priori claims loafer derive the existence of idol from the truly concept of paragon.The Cartesian Ontological Argument good deal be hypothesize as complys (1) theology is that organism than which nothing more perfect can be conceived upon. (2) Existence is a perfection. Therefore, (3) theology exist.The argument can as well be formulated through reductio ad absurdum God is the most perfect being that anyone can conceive. One might conceive that God exists just in thought alone and not in reality. However, in that case, the conceived God would not be the most perfect conceivable being because o ne can think of a more perfect God, that is to say a God that exists. Thus, it would be a contradiction to conceive a God that does not exist. Therefore, God exists.There is a third locution of the argument forwarded by Descartes in his replies to the objections (A) That which we clearly and distinctly understand to last to the true and unalterable nature, or essence or form of something, can truly be asserted of that thing (B) With sufficient and careful investigating of what God is, we clearly and distinctly understand that existence belongs to his true and immutable nature. (C) Hence, God does exist. 1The first objection is that existence does not follow from essence. One might imagine, for instance, a minotaur and what would constitute its essence. However, even if one could1 1 DESCARTES, Rene. Repli... ...rcle. The ideal is always more perfect than the real. For this reason, a God that only existed in the intellect would be the best conceivable God because it would avoid the inherent imperfection that comes with reality. In this manner, existence is not a perfection.In short, the Cartesian Ontological Argument attempts to prove the existence of God without any claims based on the external material world. Even though, intuitively there seems to be something immediately wrong with the argument, it is difficult to identify the effective mistakes in the argument. All the objections and replies to the argument have been supported and/or been refuted in conceptual, logical, and analytical grounds. The existence of God has been one of the most debated and intricate topics in Philosophy. As Car Sagan once popularized, An extraordinary claim requires extraordinary proof.10