“Fools say in their hearts:

There is no God…”
Psalm 14:1

Prepared by:
Richard G. Pazcoguin UST-IR
St. Augustine once found himself in search for a
deep sense of joy. Though he was extraordinarily
intelligent, he realized that his brilliant mind could
not give him satisfaction for anything. He lived a life
of vices and carnal pleasure, thinking that
happiness can be found in the world, but he found
himself mistaken. He searched for meaning in
different religions and philosophies, only to be
disappointed, until he finally became Christian, and
realized that the only one who could give
satisfaction to man’s search for joy and meaning is
this Person we call

“Our hearts are restless

until they rest in Thee…”
• There are many things that are beyond the capacity of
reason. Confronted by things beyond human control
(e.g. death, calamities), man looks for meaning in a
higher power often called GOD
• History proves that people everywhere have a sense of
“Divine Longing” i.e. an innate desire to know God.
• Every innate human desire has a real object to meet
the need (e.g. thirst-water)
• Every natural desire has a real objective means of
being fulfilled (e.g. quenching of thirst-drink)
• Since the human craving for God is a natural need,
then there must really be a God to satisfy this need
• INDEED, OUR HEARTS WOULD BE RESTLESS UNTIL
THEY REST IN GOD!
IF GOD DOES NOT EXIST:
• Our world came about without any cause or
source. Everything just happened
• The laws governing the universe developed
without guidance or direction
• Life on earth is just a product of randomness in a
hostile universe
• Man is without spirit, death terminates existence
• There is no master plan for mankind, human
existence is an accident
• Morality is societal in origin, therefore no one can
make value judgments on others- no universal
good, no universal evil
ARGUMENT ON MOTION

ARGUMENT ON CAUSALITY

ARGUMENT ON CONTINGENCY

ARGUMENT ON GRADATION

ARGUMENT ON DESIGN AND GOVERNANCE

• Objects are in motion
• Something that is moving cannot move
by itself and thus requires a mover
• A mover is also moved by another
mover, otherwise it cannot cause
movement
• There can be no infinite chain of movers
• There must be a first mover existing
before all movement
• The first mover acts on his own will, not
moved by any other mover
• The unmoved mover is GOD
• A thing cannot cause itself
• Its cause is outside of itself
• There can be no infinite chain of causes
and effects
• There must be a first cause which is not
caused by anything
• The uncaused cause is GOD
• Something that exists was first non-existent
• If everything exists then everything was non-
existent
• If everything was non-existent, nothing will cause
existence
• There must be a being who is not contingent
(does not fail to exist)
• The non-contingent being brings existence out of
non-existence
• This necessary being is GOD
• Characteristics of objects come in
greater or lesser extents
• If an object has lesser degrees of
one characteristic, then there must
be someone who has a greater
degree, and ultimately the
maximum possible degree
• Therefore, there is someone who
has all characteristics in the
maximum possible degree
• This absolute being is GOD
• A conscious mind brings a being to its
end or purpose
• Not all beings have minds but even
beings without minds are able to reach
their end or purpose
• There must be an intelligent mind who
designs and governs those without
minds such that they reach their end or
purpose
• This designer and governor is GOD
• God is the greatest being thinkable
• The greatest being thinkable cannot exist
only in the mind; he must also exist outside
the mind
• If he existed only in the mind, he would nopt
be the greatest thinkable being for there are
other beings which exist both inside and
outside the mind
• Therefore God must exist inside and outside
the mind
Click to play song
Maranatha! Singers - As the Deer.mp3

As the deer panteth for the waters

So my soul longeth after Thee
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship Thee

You alone are my strength my shield

To you alone may my spirit yield

You alone are my heart’s desire

And I long to worship Thee.
 AQUINAS’ and ANSELM’s Arguments
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ARGUMENT FROM “DIVINE LONGING”

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CROSSING THE BRIDGE

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