Aquinas's teleological argument
- Created by: Emily Uffindell
- Created on: 22-03-14 10:23
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- The teleological argument by Thomas Aquinas
- Set out 5 ways to prove God's existence
- Summary
- 1. When you look at the natural world, you see that everything in it follows natural laws (even if they aren't conscious, thinking beings.)
- 2. If things in nature follow natural law they tend to do well and reach some girl/purpose.
- 3. However, if a thing cannot think for itself, it does not have any goal or purpose , it is directed by something that thinks.
- Example: arrow
- 3. However, if a thing cannot think for itself, it does not have any goal or purpose , it is directed by something that thinks.
- 2. If things in nature follow natural law they tend to do well and reach some girl/purpose.
- 1. When you look at the natural world, you see that everything in it follows natural laws (even if they aren't conscious, thinking beings.)
- Summary
- regularity of succession: Things in nature follow certain laws to achieve certain results
- Even if human beings think for themselves and cause things to be aimed at a goal/result, the reason why human beings exist has to be explained are they aren't immortal/die.
- Aquinas was a follower of Aristotle and was influenced by his final cause.
- Set out 5 ways to prove God's existence
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