1. existence of god
In the middle ages, the inductive argument was used by Thomas Aquinas for his design argument for the existence of God in his five ways, based on observation and evidence. Aquinas presented the five ways that showed the existence of God because he was convinced that although God was not self-evident, he could be demonstrated through logical thought. ... The inductive form of Aquinas' argument was based on the following premises: - There is beneficial order in the universe - His beneficial order could not happen by chance - Many objects do not have the intelligence to work towards an en...
Saint Thomas Aquinas indicates that Revealed Theology provides what he calls "Saving Knowledge", which is knowledge that will result in our salvation. ... Saint Thomas noted that this type of reasoning can provide knowledge of God's nature, or even prove his existence, but can never result in the person attaining salvation for as he states, even demons know that God exists. ...