he appeals to the convertibility between being and truth of being. In the second part of this argument Thomas argues that that what is supremely such on a given genus is the cause of all other things on that genus. “ Therefore there is something which causes being and goodness and any perfection in all things; and this we call God’For example one may say that of two marble sculptures one is more beautiful then the other. So for these two objects, one has a greater degree of beauty than the other. Aquinas concluded that for any given quality (like beauty in this case) there must be a perfect standard by which all such qualities are measured. ‘…and this we call God’The fifth way is based on the way things in the universe are governed. Thomas observes that certain things that lack the ability to know, i.e., natural bodies act for the sake of an end. This follows from the fact that they always or at least usually act in the same way to attain that, which is the best. Aquinas indicates that they reach their ends by ‘intention’ and not merely from chance.This proof of God’s existence is very important to me. I was told a story once. A agnostic came to a wise man and asked him: ”Is there God?”. The wise man told agnostic to comeback next day for an answer. When he came back next day he did not see the wise man there was only a beautiful poem written on the piece of papyrus. When agnostic finished reading it the wise man cam out and asked him:” Did you like it?” Agnostic sad:” Yes, I loved it, who is the author?” Wise man answered:” Nobody. Papyrus was laying on the table and ink spilled all over it, and this poem came out of it.” Agnostic sad:” No way. Such a beautiful poem has to have an author!” “If you think that this simple poem needs an author, why do not you think that this beautiful universe does not needs one...
