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Aquinas's Shortest Way to God’s Existence, and How Darwinism Fits Within It | Fr. Stephen Brock

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The Interplay of Intellect and Nature in Goal-Oriented Behavior

This chapter explores the connection between cognition and the behavior of natural entities, using the analogy of an archer and an arrow. It argues that while natural things lack intellect, they exhibit intelligent behavior directed by a divine intelligence, distinguishing it from human intellect and creations.

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