Honor, Aj Kerk N.

Ma’am Hembrador

BSBA – 4 Dec 29, 2018

First Way: Argument from Motion

A) THESIS STATEMENT: https://physics.info/motion/

Motion is the action of changing location or position. The study of motion without regard
to the forces or energies that may be involved is called kinematics. It is the simplest
branch of mechanics. The branch of mechanics that deals with both motion and forces
together is called dynamics and the study of forces in the absence of changes in motion
or energy is called statics. Motion may be divided into three basic types
translational,rotational, and oscillatory. The sections on mechanics in this book are
basically arranged in that order.
 Translational motion

 Oscillatory motion

 Rotational motion

 Random motion

B.) OWN UNDERSTANDING:

Everything is in motion from the fact that all around the earth are moving, even the earth
we are standing on is in motion. But what I understood is that there must be something
that causes it to move in its way, what I understand about Aquinas is that everything we
do is in GOD’S work. Because it’s meaningless to move around without purpose of
doing it.

SECOND WAY: CAUSE AND EFFECT

 A) THESIS STATEMENT: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-causality/

In Physics II 3 and Metaphysics V 2, Aristotle offers his general account of the four
causes. This account is general in the sense that it applies to everything that requires
an explanation, including artistic production and human action. Here Aristotle
recognizes four types of things that can be given in answer to a why-question:

 The material cause

 The formal cause

 The efficient cause

 The final cause

B) OWN UNDERSTANDING:

Everything requires an explanation and that gave me the question why are we here? It
must be a reason that I am here, what is the cause of me being alive? What is the effect
of me continuing to be alive? There must be something to account for and that is GOD.

THIRD WAY: CONTINGENT AND NECESSARY BEING

A.) THESIS STATEMENT: https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Five-Ways

Aquinas’s third demonstration of God’s existence is the argument from contingency,

which he advances by distinguishing between possible and necessary beings. Possible
beings are those that are capable of existing and not existing. Many natural beings, for
example, are possible because they are subject to generation and corruption.

B.) OWN UNDERSTANDING:

All around us has an end and so there must be a being that does not have end, and that
is God.

FOURTH WAY: GRADATION OF PERFECTION

A.) THESIS STATEMENT: http://www.saintaquinas.com/article6.html

God is absolutely perfect in the order of all things. God is perfectly just, merciful,
powerful, wise, and loving. He does not lack any perfection found in the created order
because he is the first efficient cause and creates all perfection. God’s perfection is
grounded in the fact that he is synonymous with existence itself and thus encompasses
all being. (ST. Aquinas)

B.) OWN UNDERSTANDING:

From my experience all of the things I have seen are not perfect, we people always
have negative in ourselves. Even in nature nothing seems perfect, some trees grow big
but does not bare many fruits, some are small but bare many fruits.

FIFTH WAY: ORDER/ GOVERNANCE OF THE WORLD

A.) THESIS STATEMENT: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/does-

god-control-all-things-all-the-time

First, God works all things according to his will. Here’s Ephesians 1:11: “In him we have
obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who
works all things according to the counsel of his will.” Let me say it again. He works all
things according to the counsel of his will. I think that means he always controls
everything. There’s my answer.

B.) OWN UNDERSTANDING:

God abides in us, everything has its purpose according to GOD’S work and by simply
believing this then our life is in control of him.