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== Thomas Aquinas' five proofs for the existence of God in Summa Theologica ==

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[[Image:Saint Thomas Aquinas.jpg|right|thumb|St. [[Thomas Aquinas]] ]]g (God) that is the ultimate standard for all perfectio

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[[Thomas Aquinas]]' five proofs for the existence of God in [[Summa Theologica]] are:

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~~[[Thomas Aquinas]]' five proofs for the existence of God in [[Summa Theologica]] are:~~

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~~[[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

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'''3.''' Argument of contingency vs. necessity: Also known as the argument of possibility and necessity

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'''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~~)

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'''4.''' Argument of perfection: Also known as the argument of gradation (Degrees of perfection in the world implies the existence of a supreme, perfect beinn)

'''5.''' Argument of design: Also known as the [[teleological argument]]

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