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Tirant22

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A necessary object, in Aquinas' sense, is an object that:
 
  F. creates other things.
  G. is needed to start a chain of causes and effects.
 
  C. exists.
  D. can't fail to exist.
 
  E. None of the above

Question 2

Aquinas claims that no thing can be the cause of its own existence because:
 
  A. only God can bring things into existence.
 
  B. nothing can be simultaneously potential and actual.
  C. it couldn't cause itself to exist if it didn't already exist.
 
  D. there has to be a first cause.
  E. None of the above



carolinefletcherr

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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