Thomas Aquinas Cosmological Argument Analysis

The existence of God has been a question that has plagued mankind since it begging of times. Many philosophers argue that there may or may not be a God or Gods, because there is a limited knowledge regarding that. Many people believe in an immortal God that created everything including us, they have fate in their God. Still, a lot of people feel like they need some king of argument or proof on Gods existence, and that is what many philosophers strived tried to explain. In this essay I will be discussing Aquinas’ cosmological argument on Gods existence. I will be presenting Aquinas’ argument, an objection to the argument presented by an atheist that will be followed by a possible response Aquinas might have to the objection and finally an evaluation

One of the many objections a person could have with this argument is the connection between the two last premises. The premise before last says that there must be a first cause of change. That means that whatever causes a change without it being changed, is the first cause of change. The first cause of change needs to be an unchanged changer, therefore Aquinas’ concluded with the last premise saying that God exists. An atheist would argue with Aquinas saying that premise eleven does not follows to premise twelve. There is nothing that connects premises eleven to twelve, and therefore the argument must be

The first objection is that the last two premises do not follow, there is nothing connecting them. The second one is regarding Aquinas’ possible solution to the first objection. Aquinas’ could easily add a premise in between the last two which could make such transition to be easier, still atheist could have problems with it. The solution Aquinas’ could have is to add a premise that estates that the first cause of change has to be God, to which the atheist could dismiss saying that it is not necessary for it to be God, it could also be a natural event. As the discussion precedes one can see that the atheist respond is not a valid one, making Aquinas’ responds the most accurate one we could have. Concluding on God’s existence. The existence of God is something that has puzzled millions of people around the world. There are a lot of arguments supporting the existence of god, but just as many denying the fact that he or it exists. It is very important that we as individuals make up our mind or decide what to believe in the knowledge that has been taught to us. We need to analyze and establish our own opinions on the different arguments presented to us. It is important for us to look at the both sides an argument might have for and against the existence of God. We need to be open to different and new ideas. Its is beneficial to challenge ones beliefs in order to become aware of other peoples