Aquinas: Existence of God and Divine Nature - Essay 2

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Natural reason and God’s existence

Aquinas says we can know God exists through reason without needing revelation.

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First Way (motion)

Everything in motion is moved by something else so there must be a first unmoved mover which is God.

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Fifth Way (design)

Order and purpose in nature show that non-rational things act toward ends implying a divine designer.

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Divine simplicity

God has no parts or composition He is pure being.

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Immutability

God does not change because change would imply imperfection.

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Omniscience

God knows all things because He is the cause of all things.

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God’s love

God loves all by willing their good but the effects differ based on the needs of each.