Aquinas mentions 5 proofs for the existence of God. Pick 2 of these and explain them FULLY.
Do you find these convincing? Yes.
Explain your reasons.
Motion
Causality
Contingency
Degrees
Design
Aquinas' First Argument, Motion
(1) Objects are in motion.
(2) If something is in motion, then it must be caused to be in motion by something outside of itself.
(3) There can be no infinite chain of movers/moves.
(4) So there is a first, unmoved mover.
(5) Therefore, God exists.
I have chosen proof number one, which is Motion and number five Design.
Thomas Aquinas argues that we are certain, because it is evident to our senses, that in the world some things are in motion. It is equally clear to us that whatever is in motion was moved …show more content…
(Spirit-Filled Life Bible commentary)”
The reason for all of this information is because Moses was born many centuries after the creation. Therefore, where did he get detail information on the creation of the world? It is quite possible that the patriarchs passed on some written records of their descendants mainly the names of people that lived in the book of Genesis. Oral tradition may have supplemented these sources. But the information, particularly the creation account, had to be imparted to Moses by divine revelation and divine revelation comes from God.
Isaiah the prophet, a real person and another man of God who lived in Old Testament times. He states in the book of Isaiah chapter 45 versus 18-19: “I the Lord created the heavens. He is the God who formed the earth and made it. He did not want it to be empty, but he wanted life on the earth. This is what the Lord says: “I am the Lord. There is no other God. I did not speak in secret or hide my words in some dark place. I did not tell the family of Jacob to look for me in empty places. I am the Lord, and I speak the truth; I say what is right.”
Aquinas' Fifth Argument, From
Do you find these convincing? Yes.
Explain your reasons.
Motion
Causality
Contingency
Degrees
Design
Aquinas' First Argument, Motion
(1) Objects are in motion.
(2) If something is in motion, then it must be caused to be in motion by something outside of itself.
(3) There can be no infinite chain of movers/moves.
(4) So there is a first, unmoved mover.
(5) Therefore, God exists.
I have chosen proof number one, which is Motion and number five Design.
Thomas Aquinas argues that we are certain, because it is evident to our senses, that in the world some things are in motion. It is equally clear to us that whatever is in motion was moved …show more content…
(Spirit-Filled Life Bible commentary)”
The reason for all of this information is because Moses was born many centuries after the creation. Therefore, where did he get detail information on the creation of the world? It is quite possible that the patriarchs passed on some written records of their descendants mainly the names of people that lived in the book of Genesis. Oral tradition may have supplemented these sources. But the information, particularly the creation account, had to be imparted to Moses by divine revelation and divine revelation comes from God.
Isaiah the prophet, a real person and another man of God who lived in Old Testament times. He states in the book of Isaiah chapter 45 versus 18-19: “I the Lord created the heavens. He is the God who formed the earth and made it. He did not want it to be empty, but he wanted life on the earth. This is what the Lord says: “I am the Lord. There is no other God. I did not speak in secret or hide my words in some dark place. I did not tell the family of Jacob to look for me in empty places. I am the Lord, and I speak the truth; I say what is right.”
Aquinas' Fifth Argument, From