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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 Philosophical Argument for Intellect in Nature's Order

This chapter explores a philosophical argument asserting that natural entities, despite lacking cognition, display a regularity and goal-directedness that implies the existence of an underlying intelligence. It suggests that the directed actions of plants and animals towards their inherent good point to a rational, governing intellect at work in nature.

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