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ApologeticsJanuary 28, 2025

St. Thomas Aquinas — 5 Proofs God Exists

The 'Dumb Ox' who became the smartest man in history. A simple breakdown of the Quinque Viae (Five Ways).

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St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). His classmates called him the "Dumb Ox" because he was big and quiet. His teacher, St. Albert the Great, said: "This ox will bellow so loud he will be heard by the world."

The 5 Ways (A Summary)

You don't need faith to know God exists. You just need logic.

  1. Motion: Someone had to push the first domino (The Unmoved Mover).
  2. Causality: Effect needs a Cause. The First Cause is God.
  3. Contingency: Things exist that didn't have to exist (like you). There must be a Necessary Being that holds them in existence.
  4. Gradation: We know "Good, Better, Best." There must be a standard of Perfection.
  5. Design: The universe has order (gravity, DNA). Order requires an Intelligent Designer.

Faith and Reason go together. Read the Summa on the MyPrayerTower app.

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