Thomas Aquinas’ 5 Arguments for God: Natural Reasoning - Philosophy of Religion Series | Academy...

Thomas Aquinas sought proof of God's existence by examining the natural world. He wanted to use natural laws to explain why God was real. Each of his five arguments, called the cosmological arguments, originates from a concept in the cosmos that needs an explanation. Aquinas provided five cases to demonstrate God's existence through undeniable facts of the universe in his book Summa Theologica.

**Think Further Questions:
1. Which of the five arguments is most convincing to you? Least convincing? Why?
2. What might have motivated Thomas Aquinas to write five proofs instead of one?
3. If Thomas Aquinas already believed in God, why would he need to prove God’s existence?

**Contents
00:00 - Introduction
00:27 - Explanation
02:38 - Influences: Past and Future
03:35 - Why Care?

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[mditt]

He didn't need to prove God's existence. He just wanted to affirm his own faith and to help others do the same. God is God and that's that - all these supposed atheists who persist in kicking against the goads - it just becomes both exhausting and boring. God is the safe bet - Pascal realised "if one believes in God and there is no God, they've lost nothing. But if one refuses to believe and there is a God, then you've lost everything." and Saint Gregory of Nyssa - "For those with faith no explanation is necessary. For those without faith, no explanation is possible." Faith, Hope and Love. The three most important things.

[davidthurman]

Well aquinas deepest though.was everything he wrote was nonsense or straw as he put it.
That was a fact and thus he wasn't equiped neurologically to discuss the topic god.