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1. We see unintelligent things move toward an end, e.g. orbiting planets.

1. We see unintelligent things move toward an end, e.g. orbiting planets.

2. Things which lack intelligence are not capable of doing so, unless guided to do so by a Being that has Intelligence.

2. Things which lack intelligence are not capable of doing so, unless guided to do so by a Being that has Intelligence.

3. Therefore, the laws of Nature, like arrows directed by an archer, work toward a fixed end because of the Intelligence that guides them.

3. Therefore, the laws of Nature, like arrows directed by an archer, work toward a fixed end because of the Intelligence that guides them.

4. In other words, God constantly guides created things by His laws.

4. In other words, God constantly guides created things by His laws.

These five proofs or five ways to arrive at the knowledge of God through reason are a supreme demonstration of the Truth of what St. Paul the Apostle says in his epistle to the Church of Rome: "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" (Rom 1:20).

These five proofs or five ways to arrive at the knowledge of God through reason are a supreme demonstration of the Truth of what St. Paul the Apostle says in his epistle to the Romans: "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" (Rom 1:20).

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