Philosophy of Religion

Does God exist? Have you ever considered why we believe that God exists in this world? Remember that we usually get our faith from our parents except for converts.

The ability to use reason to determine God's existence was a task that was undertaken by St Thomas Aquinas in the 17th Century and indeed it is amazing how he can come up with all these theories at that point in time.

I would like to share with you some of the points that I've learnt from class.

1. The presence of evil does not mean that God does not exist. Indeed God permits evil to exist in this world so that out of it, we can produce good. (St Thomas Aquinas)
2. The ability to use reason to determine God's existence is limited only by what is known by Divine Revelation. What is known to be revealed to us by the Apostles and God cannot be questioned.
3. Every cause has an effect. No cause, no effect. So who can be the cause or rather started everything must be God. There are 4 other reasons which I strongly encourage you all to find out. If you want, you can contact me and we can engage in a philosophical discussion.
4. If we don't question the very beliefs that we hold dear and close to us, how can we convince others of it?

I've also started to become interested in the Latin version of the Our Father. Indeed it is interesting to see how the language actually shortens the Our Father. I shall end my entry with the our Father.

Pater Noster
qui es in caelis
sanctificetur Nomen tuum
Adveniat regnum tuum
fiat voluntas tua
sicut in caelo et in terra
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie
et dimitte nobis debita nostra
sicut et nos dimmitimus debitoribus nostris
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem
sed libera nos a malo

Nicholas Chia