The existence of evil in a world created by an all-good, all-powerful God has puzzled and challenged thinkers for centuries. Why do suffering, moral failure, and natural disasters occur if God is both loving and omnipotent? These questions, often called “the problem of evil,” require careful thought and explanation. Drawing on the insights of St. […]
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Do you ever wonder if your decisions are truly yours? Are your actions born of your own freedom, or are they dictated by forces—biological, societal, or divine—that lie beyond your control? These questions cut to the heart of what it means to be human. For centuries, philosophers and theologians have debated the relationship between divine
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St. Thomas Aquinas, in his monumental work Summa Theologica, presents five ways (Quinquae Viae) to demonstrate the existence of God. The fifth way, Quinta Via, is known as the Argument from Design (ex gubernatione rerum). It is a teleological argument that observes order and purpose in the universe as evidence for the existence of an
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St. Thomas Aquinas’s Quarta Via (Fourth Way) forms part of his famous Quinque Viae (Five Ways) found in his Summa Theologiæ, which collectively provide arguments for the existence of God. The Fourth Way, often summarised as, “If things are more and less good, there must be a best, and this something is God,” offers an
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