St. Thomas Aquinas’s Cosmological Proof for God's Existence

Explain St. Thomas Aquinas’s cosmological proof for God’s Existence In his monumental works, Summa Theologica and Summa Contra Gentiles, Aquinas offered a total of five proofs of God’s existence. The first two proofs begin with an observation about the physical universe. They are called a kind of cosmological argument because they result from a study of the cosmos. Much of Aquinas version of the cosmological argument was borrowed from Aristotle. Aquinas’s …

…without a moving cause and an efficient cause there would simply be “nothing” and the universe and concept of time would cease to exist. On that account, Aquinas’ first two ways seem to present a successful argument for the existence of the creator God. Nonetheless, as with all arguments attempting to prove the existence of God, Aquinas’ first two ways are subjected to possible criticisms, objections and/or weak points. But that is another essay.