Inferring the Medieval World from Aquinas by Rory Gilfillan https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao Consider the following questions and respond to them on Padlet: What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking. Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence? en-us 2017-09-29 11:55:38 UTC 2017-09-29 18:39:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Eli eshannon6 https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579385 1. What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking.
1A: The work of Thomas Aquinas tells us a lot about medieval thinking. It told us a lot about how to actually think philisophically and essentially look at two sides of the story with the existence of God. What Thomas Aquinas investigates through his medieval thinking is that we can know naturally about God and human beings. Although, we believe that the reason Aquinas puts two sides to the story is just because he can get the best reputation from the Church possible. 

Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence?
The reason Aquinas would want to create an argument against God's existence is because he wanted to get his authority from the Church.

]]> 2017-09-29 18:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579385 Izzy https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579433 1. Thomas Aquinas tells that not everyone believed in god back then, and that there were people that questioned his existence.
2. He would bother to do this because even though not everyone believed in god, he was making it more known that there is a small percentage of people that do not believe in him. I feel not many people tested is existence or not so it was different of him to do this.]]> 2017-09-29 18:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579433 Charles https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579434  What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking. We know that the common consensus was that god existed, so I guess the people would think its happening for a reason. 
The people would think 
Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence? ]]> 2017-09-29 18:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579434 James Hubble https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579447 1. What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking.
It shows us that medieval thinking involved very complex topics back in a time, relative to our time, was quite simple.

2. Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence?
Because he was a smart man. Smart men tend to work smarter and not harder. So, the best way to prove that god exists, is to disprove the points that he doesn't exist.

]]> 2017-09-29 18:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579447 parky poo https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579480
  • What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking. His work tells us that not everyone back in the middle ages believed in god.

    1. Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence?

    ]]>     2017-09-29 18:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579480     Hug https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579512 1. What does Thomas' work tell us about medieval thinking? 
    His work tells us about the way people started to have a different perspective on religion. People started to distance themselves from the church but some reshaped the way they thought about god and religion.
    2. Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against god's existence?
    Because by bringing up good points he can bring a valid perspective on whether god exists.

    ]]>     2017-09-29 18:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579512     Conor https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579524 1. It shows that people even people back then questioned gods existence, in a time where that was a controversial topic.
    2.To get people to think about god and possibly get the ball rolling for science.

    ]]>     2017-09-29 18:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579524     Katherine https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579550
  • What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking.
    • The work of Thomas Aquinas tells us that many thinkers in the Middle Ages were moving away from the authority of the church and moving closer to the ideas of science and the Enlightenment. It shows that there were more individuals who were like Martin Luther and saw corruption in the Church. Thomas Aquinas is essentially trying to redeem the Church's reputation in the universities and think tanks of the Middle Ages. Thomas Aquinas tried to almost apply the scientific method to defend the church meaning the church was getting more desperate by the minute. The church needed someone on their side and the man who filled the spot was Thomas Aquinas. Thomas Aquinas's work tells us that the Church was so corrupt it needed to be defended. 
    1. Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence?

    Thomas Aquinas would bother refuting arguments against God's existence because he was one of the only people to still believe in the Church and what it stood for. He felt that he needed to reassert the authority of the Church and what it stood for. He believed in God and believed it was his mission to protect God's institution. ( aka the church) He bothered to refute the arguments because he was a priest and believed in the institution he served. Aquinas still wanted to remind the world that god did exist.
    ]]>     2017-09-29 18:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579550     James Fang https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579561
  • What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking.

    • The most people back in medieval time have little understanding about science and the universe compare to todays society. This lead to the creation of religious things such as god. 
    2. Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence? 

    He want people to believe him that god existence, that why he refuting argument against god existence to prove that god actual exist.

    ]]>     2017-09-29 18:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579561     Alice https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579565 1. By reviewing Thomas Aquinas’s work, we can infer that a majority of medieval thinking was surrounding exiential questions and, most of the time, those questions were answered through organized religion. 

    2. Firstly, he was a friar and, as such, his life was dedicated to the church. He wished to spread the "word of the lord" and his refuting of arguments against God's existence was one way in which to do so.]]>     2017-09-29 18:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579565     Sarah Alexander https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579664 1. What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking.
    A: The work of Thomas Aquinas tells us that people began to stray away from the belief of god and the church, and more towards the knowledge of science. 
    2. Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence?
    A: To prove to those who believe God doesn't exist that he does, as well as making the people look to the church rather than their own knowledge. ]]>     2017-09-29 18:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579664     Julius jvonbaumbach https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579677 1.he tells us that everything was build around the church.

    2.to make his arguments look better .]]>     2017-09-29 18:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579677     ADELA https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579683 1. Aquinas tells us that in the medieval times people began to challenge the thinking of the church and wanting more and more proof of Gods existence.
    2. He wanted to show people that those who believed in Gods existence knew there was no physical proof but the proof was in His essence. ]]>     2017-09-29 18:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579683     Crawford https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579759
  • What does the work of Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking.
    • I believe that his work taught us that philosophical arguments and beliefs were still being formed and in early stages. I also feel as though lots of arguments didn't seem to answer questions.
    2. 
    Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence?
    I believe that helping the church in this fashion could have helped him gain respect from his colleagues and some favour with powerful church figures. It could also help retain believers and potentially gain some.

    ]]>     2017-09-29 18:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192579759     Tim tgushue https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580026 1. What does Thomas Aquinas tell us about medieval thinking?
    1A. He tells us that even in medieval times people still questioned the existence of god.
    2. Why do you think he would bother refuting arguments against God’s existence?
    2A. He would refute his own argument to show both sides of the argument. 

    ]]>     2017-09-29 18:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580026     Dasha https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580157 1. T.A's work tells us that most of the world believed in a God, and that he was the creator and the decider of everything in the world, but rather than accepting the church's fact without a second though, people like Tommy thought things through.

    2. He refuted the arguments to give himself more credibility as a philosopher since you have to not only explain your opinion on how the world works, but also to provide valued evidence for why all the arguments against you are incorrect.]]>     2017-09-29 18:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580157     Leanne https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580207 1.  The work of Thomas Aquinas tells us that the belief of God was important for society.  He was a strong preacher and believed that God was the reason to explain the unexplainable.

    2. He would bother refuting arguments against God's existence because he was so passionate about it. In addition, I believe he would have felt more successful in his work if more people followed him or believed in his word.]]>     2017-09-29 18:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580207     Mackenzie Coffin https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580306 1. He tells us that medieval thinking relates a lot to the church and the fear of god. 

    2. I feel he argued this because many people believed in god without feudal evidence that he exists  ]]>     2017-09-29 18:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580306     Niko Wahlberg https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580441 1. Thomas Aquinas's work tells us that back in the middle ages philosophy was a thing and the idea of new thinking did exist and the world was evolving.
    2. He wanted to show that God is good and that people that do good is God doing it through them. He also knew less and less people were believing in God so he used these arguments in gain follower back to the Catholic faith. ]]>     2017-09-29 18:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rgilfillan/vx9yuiixp0ao/wish/192580441