Q2A2: This goes against my residual existentialism (I fell for Kierkegaard in high school and one does not easily overcome such a thing) and general inclination to believe. If one does not believe in God, can such a fact really be demonstrated? How does the will of man play in here? Remember what Abraham said to the rich man across the chasm.
Q2A3: This is probably the most popularly known passage written by Aquinas - the five proofs. They are good as far as they go; I find four rather unpersuasive, but the others have a certain impact. What really impresses me is the objections and the responses thereto. There is nothing new under the sun. One would think Aquinas encountered the "new" atheists.
A daily slog by a few Catholic men through the Summa.
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