An agnostic would not be an apologist. A deist cannot decide if there is a God. A Philosopher of Religion could not be an atheist. A theist must believe in organized religion. Eastern religions rarely concern themselves with proofs for God's existence, according to class discussion.
Theologians are more likely to believe in the linear view of creation, than in the cyclical view.
Anselm wrote his proof in order to appease the atheists. The Ontological proof is a kind of syllogism. As discussed in class, the Ontological Proof is almost as popular as the Cosmological. Aquinas wrote his proof as a response to Hume. Aquinas intended his proofs to be empirical.