It is my view that God exists, and I think that Aquinas' first two ways presents a

successful argument for the existence of God. No doubt, the arguments have weak points

which are subjected to criticism but nonetheless, in my opinion, these propositions by

Aquinas do indeed accomplish their purpose in establishing the existence of a Greatest

Conceivable Being that is the unmoved mover and uncaused cause. I believe that this

ultimate Being is unchanging and started the universe, time and all matter and concepts

of existence. In my view, this Being is what we understand to be God.

St. Thomas Aquinas recognized that there were some people who doubted the

existence of God because, to them, logic did not allow for or explain God's existence. His

first two ways are two proofs based on logic and observation of nature in proving God's

existence to those who could not accept or believe God on faith alone. Aquinas' first way

is based on motion. He calls it the most obvious way. This first argument, the Argument

from Motion, tries to prove the existence of God as the first mover which is unm

eliminate a cause you eliminate its effects, so there will not be final or intermediate

.

In defense against this and other criticisms, it is my viewpoint that a measure of

However, even though St. Thomas Aquinas makes a worthy and in my opinion successful

efficient cause is what brings about the result to be effectively realized as actual. In the

Now, it is certain as a matter of sense-observation that some things in this world are in

moved by anything, and this first mover is what we understand to be God.

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