St. Thomas Aquinas

Aquinas wrote his Summa Theologica, proving by logic the existence of a God. I wrote a paper for school talking about his Question 2, from the First Article. Here's part of it....

He says, “We find in nature things that are possible to be and not to be, since they are found to be generated, and to corrupt, and consequently, they are possible to be and not to be. But it is impossible for these always to exist, for that which is possible not to be at some time is not. Therefore, if everything is possible not to be, then at one time there could have been nothing in existence. Now if this were true, even now there would be nothing in existence, because that which does not exist only begins to exist by something already existing. Therefore, if at one time nothing was in existence, it would have been impossible for anything to have begun to exist; and thus even now nothing would be in existence-which is absurd.” At first this seems dense and impossible to understand, but reading slowly and digesting, its genius. He starts off by stating that our world is made up of things that are possible to be and not to be. A pencil is possible to be, but it’s also possible to fathom a world without a pencil. Well, alright Thomas, obviously, but he goes on to say that if everything is possible not to be, there could have been nothing in existence. If it’s possible for plants, animals, and people not to be, then it’s kind of a short leap to say that all those things could be not in existence. But, if this were true, and if nothing was in existence, then it would be impossible for anything to all of a sudden decide to exist, because everything gains its existence by the existence of another, then so even now, nothing would be in existence, but we know things are in existence, so what next?
He goes on to say that, “Therefore, not all beings are merely possible, but there must exist something the existence of which is necessary. But every necessary thing either has its necessity caused by another, or not. Now it is impossible to go on to infinity in necessary things which have their necessity caused by another, as has been already proved in regard to efficient causes. Therefore, we cannot but postulate the existence of some being having of itself its own necessity, and not receiving it from another, but rather causing in others their necessity. This all men speak of, as God." So, all things are possible, but it is necessary for something to exist, because the existence of everything is caused by the existence of something else. Every man made object’s existence is based off the necessity of the existence of its maker, every child’s existence is dependent of the existence of its parents, and every plant of that of the seeds of the plant from which it came. But for all these things to be set into the continual spiral of cause and effect, something would have to exist of its own necessity, independent of the necessity of the existence of anything else, but causing the existence of everything else. In the never ending symbiosis of cause and effect, there had to be an initial cause. This initial cause is God.
Eat that Evolution! ;)
Kind of crazy when you stop and think about all of the excuses made up by "intelligent" men that simply are trying to find any excuse NOT to believe in God. Ridiculous the places it takes you, huh?