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The Counsel of Trent

REBUTTAL of Rationality Rules's "Debunking" of Aquinas

The Counsel of Trent

Catholic Answers

Religion & Spirituality

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this video Trent examines Rationality Rules's engagement of the argument from motion as presented by Peter Kreeft on the Prager U channel.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, in this rebuttal video, I'll be examining Stephen Woodford from the atheist

0:06.1

YouTube channel Rationality Rules and his interaction with St. Thomas Aquinas' argument

0:11.9

for motion.

0:13.1

So just to fill you in, Woodford is commenting on Catholic philosopher Peter Krafe's explanation

0:19.4

of the argument for motion, well the arguments for God's existence on the Prager You YouTube

0:24.0

channel.

0:25.0

So let's take a look.

0:26.3

In the interest of keeping this video relevant, I'm going to address Krafe's specific rendition

0:31.1

of the unmoved mover rather than a coiness.

0:34.6

Because while the two differ in the language and references that they use, they are nevertheless

0:39.4

fundamentally the same.

0:41.3

Actually, they aren't.

0:42.9

In simplifying the argument for motion, Dr. Krafe leaves viewers with the impression

0:48.4

that it's a different argument.

0:50.9

Let me play you what Dr. Krafe said in his Prager You channel video, and then I'll show

0:55.6

how this explanation can lead to the argument for motion being misunderstood.

1:01.4

Logic can show that there is a God.

1:04.1

If you look at the universe with common sense and an open mind, you'll find that it's

1:08.0

full of God's fingerprints.

1:10.0

A good place to start is with an argument by Thomas Aquinas, the great 13th century philosopher

1:15.6

and theologian.

1:17.8

The argument starts with the not very startling observation that things move.

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