According to Thomas Aquinas, which of these statements is true? a. Contingent be

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According to Thomas Aquinas, which of these statements is true? a. Contingent beings are dependent beings, necessary beings are not dependent beings b. The existence of a contingent being is explained by the existence of some other being c. The existence the universe (all contingent beings) must be explained by the existence of a necessary being d. All of the above e. None of the above
According to Thomas Aquinas, which of these statements is true? a. Contingent beings are dependent beings, necessary beings are not dependent beings b. The existence of a contingent being is explained by the existence of some other being c. The existence the universe (all contingent beings) must be explained by the existence of a necessary being d. All of the above e. None of the above
According to Thomas Aquinas, which of these statements is true? a. Contingent beings are dependent beings, necessary beings are not dependent beings b. The existence of a contingent being is explained by the existence of some other being c. The existence the universe (all contingent beings) must be explained by the existence of a necessary being d. All of the above e. None of the above

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The correct answer is : d

Explanation : Thomas Aquinas was an Italian priest, philosopher of the medieval period. He was a theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism.

He has a cosmological argument for the existence of God. According to this argument contingent beings(dependent beings) aren't immortal and thus don't exist before everything was created. There must be someone who existed before their creation and not dependent on anytging(necessary beings). Thus he explained the existence of contingent beings as well as the universe by the existence of necessary beings i. e. God. Therefore the correct answer is d.

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