Existence_Of_God

Existence Of God “Anselm, Aquinas and Augustine On the Existence of God” Synthesis Paper #1 The existence of God has come into question since the beginning of time. Throughout history, philosophers have searched for an answer to creation. How did the earth appear' Who is responsible' Why did they create humans, where do we come from and how did we get here' Regardless of the many theories, most thinkers manage to agree on one thing; there is some superior being responsible for Creation. I will explore the philosophies presented by St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine and St. Anselm in an attempt to discover which, if any, has uncovered the unquestionable truth. Anselm, Aquinas and Augustine each exhibited a love of knowledge and shared strong ties to religion, namely Christianity. Apart from of their personal religious beliefs they also agree on several basic principles regarding creation. The most common thought these ancient seekers of wisdom share is the belief that a being greater than themselves upholds divine unity, goodness and power, someone called God. Augustine describes God as eternal, Anselm defines God as the “most perfect being” and Aquinas refers to God as the “unmoved mover.” Whatever name or label each philosopher chooses, they still agree god, aquinas, anselm, existence, being, augustine, argument, thought, philosophy, faith, wisdom, truth, something, must, cause, anselm’s, true, reason, mover, knowledge, first, because, unmoved, therefore, one, nothing, necessary, human, greater, everything, even, christian, cannot, augustine’s, arguments