For my final project in my Philosophy class, I'm taking St. Thomas Aquina's The Five Ways. His theological arguments create some objections to the existence of God, and to the best of my abilities I will try to answer and refute these disagreements from the knowledge I have learned over this course and from my studies in the Bible and church.

Natural Selection

"So then it does not depend on human will or effort but on God who shows mercy."
-Romans 9:16

Another way Aquina's describes is the argument from harmony. He elaborates that things in the world that lack knowledge (natural things) work for an end. They don't reach their goal by chance but by purpose. They must be guided by something that has knowledge, and there's something with intelligence that guides all natural things to their goal. In other words: God! However, this brings up the disagreement about ongoing changes in the world. Looking back throughout time, we've been able to witness natural selection and evolution. God acts as a guide to steer people and things to their goal as He is so merciful, just, and understands that beings need assistance with life. Think back to Jesus being crucified. The last thing He cried out while He was nailed on the cross was "My God! My God! Why have You forsaken me?!" Hearing His son cry out in pain, God immediately burst His heart. God changes circumstances and events to benefit people and beings, and we are unaware or not given the knowledge of God's plan.
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