Haha! Time for Quinque viae!
1. Some things are in motion.
2. A thing cannot, in the same respect and in the same way, move itself: it requires a mover.
3. An infinite regress of movers is impossible.
4. Therefore, there is an unmoved mover from whom all motion proceeds.
5. This mover, everyone calls God.
1. Some things are caused.
2. Everything that is caused is caused by something else.
3. An infinite regress of causation is impossible.
4. Therefore, there must be an uncaused cause of all that is caused.
5. This cause, everyone calls God.
1. Many things in the universe may either exist or not exist and are all finite. Such things are called contingent beings.
2. It is impossible for everything in the universe to be contingent, for then there would be a time when nothing existed, and so nothing would exist now, since there would be nothing to bring anything into existence, which is clearly false.
3. Therefore, there must be a necessary being whose existence is not contingent on any other being or beings.
4. We call this being God.
1. Varying perfections of varying degrees may be found throughout the universe.
2. These degrees assume the existence of an ultimate standard of perfection.
3. Therefore, perfection must have a pinnacle.
4. This pinnacle is what we call God.
1. All natural bodies in the world act towards ends.
2. These objects are in themselves unintelligent.
3. Acting towards an end is a characteristic of intelligence.
4. Therefore, there exists an intelligent being that guides all natural bodies towards their ends.
5. We call this being God.
