Ch. 11 – Anselm & Aquinas; Existence and essence in God and the World

Choose either the ‘E?icient Cause’ or the ‘Design ’ argument for the
existence of God presented by Aquinas. Explain the argument and how it is
supposed to prove God ’s existence, using examples to demonstrate the
principles/premises when needed. Then criticise the argument and point out
where it might fail as a proof using counter-examples.
Choose one of the arguments to critique, not both of them. Since these
arguments are very simple in their structure you will need to take sufficient
time to fully explain the major premise in the argument, and then be very
complete in your criticism of it.
Also realize that I am not asking you to argue for or against God’s existence,
but rather to critique a particular argument.