46: Can you explain your argument for God from design? With Dr Robert Delfino
Today I chat with Dr. Robert Delfino about Thomas' 5th argument for God's existence.
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Here is the translation from the Fathers of the English Dominican Province (ST 1, Q. 2, A. 3.):
"The fifth way is taken from the governance of the world. We see that things which lack intelligence, such as natural bodies, act for an end, and this is evident from their acting always, or nearly always, in the same way, so as to obtain the best result. Hence it is plain that not fortuitously, but designedly, do they achieve their end. Now whatever lacks intelligence cannot move towards an end, unless it be…
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