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... perfect after its kind . It is easier to state Thomas's position here than it is to understand exactly what the words mean . What he seems to say is that nature is the realm of imperfect being , and God is the realm of perfect being ...
... perfect after its kind . It is easier to state Thomas's position here than it is to understand exactly what the words mean . What he seems to say is that nature is the realm of imperfect being , and God is the realm of perfect being ...
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... perfect . He is providential . We can add , by implication , that He is omnipresent and omnipotent : if He is ... perfect . Indeed , nature is , for Thomas , the realm of the imperfect . Here is a fact which needs to be accounted for ...
... perfect . He is providential . We can add , by implication , that He is omnipresent and omnipotent : if He is ... perfect . Indeed , nature is , for Thomas , the realm of the imperfect . Here is a fact which needs to be accounted for ...
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... perfect will . But what then is the most perfect will ? The moral law shows us what it is . We say the divine will accords with the moral law and is , therefore , holiest and most perfect . Thus we recognize the perfection of the divine ...
... perfect will . But what then is the most perfect will ? The moral law shows us what it is . We say the divine will accords with the moral law and is , therefore , holiest and most perfect . Thus we recognize the perfection of the divine ...
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