Hello All,

Here is a copy of Aquinas famous "Five Ways", his set of arguments intended to prove the existence of God:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwuj_yxm4CsbeHhfcnh3MUJCUEk/edit

Hello All,

Here are two short selections from Saint Anselm and Rene Descartes on the existence of God.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwuj_yxm4CsbclNjTkR4T0xuRk0/edit

Announcements Regarding Our November 16 Meeting

Hello All! For our upcoming meeting on November 16:

(1) Please bring your journals you are keeping on an ongoing basis containing your reflections and questions related to our class.. (Please remember I am supposed to be looking at these regularly in order to confirm your progress.)

(2) Please identify any Scripture passages you identify where you think the nature of God is discussed. Remember that these will complement the Scripture passages we discussed at our last meeting that discuss how God regards we humans.

It would be helpful if you post (as a reply to this post) the locations of any Scripture passages you identify regarding the nature of God so that we can all look them up and think about them.

(3) Related to our Scripture passages, I think two questions we will want to discuss together on November 16 will include: (i) What kind of being is God? and (ii) Can we prove that God exists? 

(4) Thanks to all who have already made introductory posts on our web log. If you have not yet done so, please make an introductory post (as a reply to the Introductory Post of this web log)

Take care all and I hope you are having a great start to your November! Take care, ~Peter 

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Introductory Post

Hello Fellow Philosophy Class Members! This is a first post for our new web log. To test your ability to view and use this web log, you may post a response. (It would be helpful to me and perhaps to other group members if you were to remind me and all where you hail from in the San Joaquin Valley). ~P.