Traditional Proofs of God (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Traditional proofs of God
Traditional proofs of God
Philosophical arguments using reason/logic to prove God exists
Anselm - father of
Anselm - father of
Scholasticism
Scholasticism
Scholasticism
System combining theology & philosophy
Ontological Argument basis
Ontological Argument basis
God as greatest conceivable being must exist in reality
Ontological key point - existence
Ontological key point - existence
Existing in reality > existing only in mind
Summa Theologica author
Summa Theologica author
Thomas Aquinas
Aquinas's Five Ways
Aquinas's Five Ways
Five proofs for God's existence
Prime Mover Argument - based on
Prime Mover Argument - based on
Motion and change
First Mover
First Mover
God who starts motion without being moved
Efficient Cause Argument - based on
Efficient Cause Argument - based on
Causation - everything needs a cause
First Cause
First Cause
God who began chain of causation
Newton's design argument question
Newton's design argument question
Who set planets in motion (not just how)
Paley's famous analogy
Paley's famous analogy
Watchmaker Analogy
Watchmaker Analogy logic
Watchmaker Analogy logic
Complexity implies designer (watch & universe)