Proving God's Existence
COURSE CONTENT
St. Thomas Aquinas and the God of Faith and Reason
Understanding the Terminology and Philosophical Concepts Behind the Proofs
The Kind of Argument That Can Prove God’s Existence and the Kind of Argument That Fails to Prove God’s Existence
Proving That God’s Existence Can Be Proven and The First Way
The Second and Third Ways
The Fourth and Fifth Ways and the Problem of Evil
The Implications of the Proofs
The Kind of Argument That Can Prove God’s Existence and the Kind of Argument That Fails to Prove God’s Existence
Learn how reason can be used to make logically sound arguments for God’s existence. Dr. Wunsch begins lesson three by making clear the difference between essence and existence, and highlights the three powers of our intellect which enable us to come to know of these realities. We take a look at the methodology of St. Thomas to see how good arguments are based not on ideas, but on observable facts about reality, and the way in which we are able to come to knowledge of God through natural reason.