A quotation from Thomas Aquinas
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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
Thomas Aquinas
He reconciled Aristotle with Christianity and wrote the most systematic theology ever attempted. Then he stopped, saying all he had written was straw.
Aquinas was born near Naples, joined the Dominican order against his family's wishes, and studied under Albert the Great in Cologne. He spent his career in Paris and Italy, writing at extraordinary speed, often dictating to four secretaries at once. His Summa Theologica attempts to organize all of Christian doctrine using Aristotelian logic. He developed five proofs of God's existence, a theory of natural law, and a nuanced account of the relationship between faith and reason. Three months before his death, he had a mystical experience during Mass and never wrote again.
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He reconciled Aristotle with Christianity and wrote the most systematic theology ever attempted. Then he stopped, saying all he had written was straw. Aquinas was born near Naples, joined the Dominican order against his family's wishes, and studied under Albert the Great in Cologne. He spent his career in Paris and Italy, writing at extraordinary speed, often dictating…