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I feel DIZZY anytime I have tried to study Aquinas so therefore I stop studying Aquinas because there is no chance I’ll understand it. BIG THANKS for your ability to get me to understand Aquinas!!

St. Thomas added in the progression of his argument, as in the second way, that to interpose no FIRST in the series will result in an infinite regression which is impossible (or something to this effect); thus, the FIRST mover exists whom everyone understands to be GOD.

It is my favorite. The big bang was itself a reaction. Re-actions are acted upon and cannot be the first point. The unmoved mover.

My favorite way to begin that argument is with the question 'How did the first thing that ever happened, happen?' It is I admit a trick question, because if you roll back through all known information looking for the first thing that ever happened in any universe or in any state of existence, the only way it could happen is to decide to happen arbitrarily. Consciousness must precede corporal existence, if the laws of cause and effect are at the point of origin. To concede origin is to concede God. To concede end is to concede origin. No way around it, no matter what you believe. At the time I found myself considering the question I was agnostic. Such a foolish and arrogant youth!

" . . . a god . . ." ????

Obviously this invisible, forever hiding guy does not exist!

Funny to see this 1.5 years after going from Atheism to Catholicism. What is described here is more or less what I realized. After the paradigm analysis only Catholicism ticked all the boxes.

Unlike you, I've actually been to the Dominican Republic. Those people aren't gong to bore anyone with any philosophy lecture!

Great explanation as always, God bless.

Huh? I dont know if I am smart enough to use this argument.

My wife is not speaking to me at the moment and I am sure there is a cause.

"If a dominican causes his audience to fall asleep with his boring philosophy lecture and falling asleep causes an audience member to be late for his next class, 'falling asleep' is both 'mover' and 'moved'...."

I've just downloaded all your videos and I listen to all your talks everyday. Everyday time I listen to your talks my soul desires to know more God and communion with him.

Existence cannot be necessitated by changes, but existence is simply something rather than nothing or non-existence by definition, while changes (causality) imply internal activities or mechanism within a certain existence. Since if there is no existence at all, then there cannot be any change; hence since there are changes, existence does exist. However, since changes do not create existence but require existence, hence existence itself is not caused by nature but must be eternally present, and hence there exists "the unmoved mover" or "the unchanged cause of change" that causes all changes.

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Thank you, Father Reese. These lessons are essential. Almighty God bless you.

God bless you Father 🙏🏽

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Awesome work on the video!