These are Aquinas’ proofs for God’s existence. In this blog post I am briefly going to look at them and briefly ponder on why they are wrong. It needs to be noted first of all, that I do not assume that these reasons are the reasons Christians believe in God. Aquinas’ 5 proof for God’s existence have been debunked in the past by many. In this blog post I will be borrowing some of the ideas of Richard Dawkins, for example.
Personally, I wanted to look deeper into the logical case for God and wanted to start with Thomas Aquinas, since he was one of the most influential theologians in history.
Here are his 5 proofs:
- The Unmoved Mover. Nothing moves without a prior mover. This leads us to a regress, from which the only escape is God. Something had to make the first move, and that something we call God.
- The Unmoved Cause. Nothing is…
