The question of God,Discuss Thomas Aquinas’ five “proofs” with respect to one of the following quotations using our usual method. 1. “Gott ist ein lauter nichts!” (God is a loud nothing!) — Meister Eckhart 2. “Even if god was proved beyond doubt that

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The Question of God
We are using this textbook
Soccio, Douglas J. Archetypes of Wisdom.
7th edition

In part of this week’s readings, we explored Thomas Aquinas’ five “proofs” for the existence of God.

Discuss them with respect to one of the following quotations using our usual method.

1. “Gott ist ein lauter nichts!” (God is a loud nothing!) — Meister Eckhart

2. “Even if god was proved beyond doubt that he did not exist. We would still believe in him. We don’t need hard facts, we need true emotions.” ― Bangambiki Habyarimana (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

3. “The atheist can’t find God for the same reason that a thief can’t find a policeman” — unknown

4. “Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by the dozen.” — Michel De Montaigne
PICK ONE QUOTE!!!
1. What does the quote say? Restate it in your own words.

2. React emotionally to the chosen quote. How does it make you feel? (i.e, amused, outraged, shocked, pleased, bewildered, etc). What is it about the quote that evokes those feelings?

3. What do you think the quote means? (And yes, you could Google “What is the meaning of quote X” and get someone else’s thinking, but you could also get a 0 on the assignment).

4. How do the concepts we read about this week shed light on the quotation? (refer specifically to the textbook and to the lecture).