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Logical arguments for the existence of God (view source)
Revision as of 05:21, February 9, 2025
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'''21.''' [[Transcendental argument for the existence of God|Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God]]
'''21.''' [[Transcendental argument for the existence of God|Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God]]
== Thomas Aquinas' five proofs for the existence of God in Summa Theologica ==
Thomas Aquinas' five proofs for the existence of God in Summa Theologica are:
[[File:Watches have a purpose.png|thumbnail|400px|William Paley was an advocate of the [[teleological argument]].
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One of the most famous statements about the teleological argument using the watchmaker analogy was given by William Paley in his 1802 book ''Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity''.<ref>[http://www.wmcarey.edu/carey/paley/ William Paley - William Carey University]</ref>]]
'''1.''' Argument of motion: All bodies are either moving or have the potential to move
'''2.''' Argument of causation: Also known as the argument of efficient cause
'''3.''' Argument of contingency vs. necessity: Also known as the argument of possibility and necessity
'''4.''' Argument of perfection: Also known as the argument of gradation (Degrees of perfection in the world implies the existence of a supreme, perfect being (God) that is the ultimate standard for all perfection)
'''5.''' Argument of design: Also known as the [[teleological argument]]
=== Thomas Aquinas' five proofs for the existence of God in Summa Theologica ===
Articles:
*[https://home.csulb.edu/~cwallis/100/aquinas.html Thomas Aquinas' Five Ways to Prove the Existence of God]
*[https://open.library.okstate.edu/introphilosophy/chapter/aquinass-five-proofs-for-the-existence-of-god/ Aquinas’s Five Proofs for the Existence of God]
Videos:
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGrcsHGufs7wiGFzj3FQsMo3 Five proofs for the existence of God in Summa Theologica - video playlist], Video playlist
== Christianity and logic ==
== Christianity and logic ==