Videmus enim quod aliqua quæ cognitione carent, scilicet corpora naturalia, operantur propter finem (We see that things which lack intelligence, such as natural bodies, act for an end). ~Thomas Aquinas In order to move things along, I have decided to forgo explanations and arguments for Aquinas' Third and Fourth Ways, the Arguments from Contingency and ...
"A flabby mind is no badge of spiritual honor." ~David Hazard Many circles in Christianity have been accused of anti-intellectualism. In many cases, rightly so. There is often an intellectual laziness that affects the minds of some Christians. In terms of defending the faith, it most often shows itself as an underlying assumption that any argument that ...
After a short break, we will now continue along in our series on Thomas Aquinas, focusing today on the first two of his arguments for the existence of a First Cause, or God. These first two "ways of knowing God," can broadly be categorized as cosmological arguments. According to the philosopher Alexander Pruss, "a cosmological argument takes some cosmic ...
"The philosophical case against Christianity is rather easily dealt with. There is no philosophical case against Christianity." ~G.K. Chesterton There are many objections to the existence of an all-powerful creator God, and even more to Christianity. They range from the powerful - even compelling - to the truly embarrassing. ...
