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1 The xistence of God Page 1 1 Who wrote the Summa Theologica? Pope John Paul II St. Thomas quinas St. ugustine ll of the bove None of the bove 2 What does Summa Theologica mean? n incredibly hard book summary of all Theology defense of the faith ll of the bove None of the bove 3 What is the goal of the Summa Theologica? To be a compendium of the main theological teachings of the hurch at the time To present the reasoning for the teachings of the time To help beginners study Theology ll of the bove None of the bove 4 Summa Theologica's structure: Which part of an article is the short counter argument? 5 Summa Theologica's structure: Which part of an article are Thomas specific replies to objections? 6 Summa Theologica's structure: Which part of an article are the arguments against the question? 3/9/2015 9:44:25 M

2 The xistence of God Page 2 7 Summa Theologica's structure: Which part of an article is Thomas actual argument? 8 What are the two ways to prove something that we spoke about? F G H ause to ffect eduction ffect to ause Induction & & & & 9 Which of the two ways of proving is the way we use to prove that God exists? ause to ffect eduction ffect to ause Induction 10 Why do we have to use "effect to cause" for proving the existence of God? We are unable to see God. Thus we have to look at his actions in the world. We can look at the actions and reason back to God. We are unable to see God. Thus we cannot possibly prove that he exists and have to take it on blind faith. We are unable to see God. Thus we have to start with his attributes and reason to those things which he will be able to do in the world. ll of the above 11 The problem of infinite regression states that you have to have an infinite number of things in a sequence in order to get to a first thing because if you don t have an infinite number of causes you won t have a last thing in a sequence. 3/9/2015 9:44:25 M

3 The xistence of God Page 3 12 What is Pascal basically saying in his wager? That he can prove God exists That the worst outcome comes from not believing in God when he actually does so it is better to believe in God than to not believe That it is basically like flipping a coin with the same level of risk and reward so why not just go along with the flow and believe in God ll of the bove None of the bove 13 How many Persons are there in God? One Two Three Four 14 What are their names? reator, Redeemer, & Sanctifier Father, Son, and Holy Spirit God, Jesus, & Paraclete llah, his Messiah, & his Holy Spirit 15 How many ivine Natures are there in God? One Two Three Four 16 It is possible to reason to the existence of God 17 It is possible to reason to God as a Trinity Yes No 18 Which Proof is this: You claim that Principal is a good principal. However, you can t claim something is good unless you are comparing it to something else. Therefore there must be a best principal that you are comparing him to. This is part of the proof using: ause of motion fficient cause 3/9/2015 9:44:25 M

4 The xistence of God Page 4 19 Which Proof is this: Imagine a line of people in a long hallway. They are throwing a ball from one person to the next. You are the last person in the line and have just caught the ball. Somebody had to have started throwing the ball at the beginning of the line for you to currently have the ball. If there were an infinite number of people you couldn t get to the first person and so there must be a first. This is part of the proof using: ause of motion fficient cause 20 Which Proof is this: Look at acorns. They are ultimately supposed to become an oak (unless a squirrel eats them). However, they can t think so something has to direct them to their end. This is part of the proof using: ause of motion fficient cause 21 Which Proof is this: When we watched the movie Indescribable in class about all of the galaxies, black holes, symmetries of the planets, and the like, we saw that all of this matter came into being. However, there could have been a time when none of those things were in existence. That s illogical to think that planets can just spring into being themselves or that cats could suddenly appear under your feet (unless you are lice in Wonderland). Therefore, we have to conclude that there had to be someone to bring all of this magnificent universe into existence. This is part of the proof using: ause of motion fficient cause 22 Which Proof is this: You currently are alive. However, you are only here because your parents gave birth to you. ut they were only alive because your grandparents gave birth to them. There cannot be an infinite number of grandparents in that chain so at some point there had to be a first person in the long line of your ancestors. That first person had to have been brought about by somebody who wasn t born. This is part of the proof using: ause of motion fficient cause 3/9/2015 9:44:25 M

5 The xistence of God Page 5 23 Is it reasonable to believe in God as a Trinity? No, it s not reasonable but we trust what God says so we accept it Yes, it s reasonable since God is love and love requires multiplicity Seriously, what part of there isn t a God don t you understand ll of the bove None of the bove 24 Why do we need to believe in the Trinity? It doesn t really matter. The main thing is simply loving your neighbor and being a good person. The rest is just academic. Well, the problem is that if you reject the Trinity then you reject Jesus who is part of the Trinity and hrist says that there is no salvation except through him. Not only must we believe in the Trinity, but very likely the Trinity will be expanded soon to include a fourth member, Mary, because we pray to her and she has Godlike powers. ll of the bove None of the bove 25 God reveals Himself to human beings in the material universe, the natural moral law, and public revelation. 26 The reasons why the pursuit of truth often goes astray: Revelation, imagination, emotions, moral error, and faulty reasoning. 27 We can prove the existence of an immortal soul by examining the immaterial realities such as ideas xtra redit: How many parts are there in the Summa Theological? /9/2015 9:44:25 M

6 The xistence of God Page 6 29 God's perfect revelation the ible the Martyrs Jesus Mary 30 People who do not believe in God gnostics Protestants afeteria atholics theists 3/9/2015 9:44:25 M

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