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To: alanrs who wrote (17431)	12/22/2025 7:24:07 AM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17474

The difficulty I see with all the proofs of the existence of God is that God created us free. I think, this includes the freedom to believe or not to believe. Any definitive proof of the existence of God would eliminate the need for an act of faith; it would become merely a matter of obedience. (Btw, tried to watch Jimmy Dore, but the link doesn’t work).

To: alanrs who wrote (17431)	12/22/2025 11:05:37 AM
From: Stan	3 Recommendations Recommended By kckip skinowski SteveinTX Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17474

re. Thomas's reasonings. His faith informed his Summa, but I don't know if he expected his Summa would bring someone else into faith from scratch. Perhaps he had hopes it might. I personally find value in his reasonings from what I've read of them. But the Apostle Paul said he didn't want faith to be grounded in human wisdom. That's because what one man can construct another might deconstruct. Paul wanted faith to stand in the power of God. Peter put it another way, quoting from the Psalms, Taste and see that the Lord is good. Taste in this context doesn't mean to just tentatively sample God (like merely intellectually) but to fully experience God. That's what the Gospel is about. It happened to both Paul and Peter and the others we read about in Scripture. I and millions of others across millennia and cultures joined them. And because God is a Father, the shared experience makes it the largest family in existence. Thomas had that kind of faith out of which he wrote his works.