Proof that God Exists - On the Orthodox Faith, Bk. 1, ch. 3

In Chapter 3, Damascene gives two proofs for God's existence. I lay out the arguments with Damascene's key claim and then transition to some contemporary arguments for God's existence that are (in some ways) analogous to the arguments made in Chapter 3.

00:00 – Introduction
00:27 – Reading
04:37 – The fool has said, “There is no God.”
05:59 – 1st Argument for God’s Existence
09:41 – 2nd Argument for God’s Existence
12:40 – Key Claim
13:00 – Transition to Analogous Contemporary Arguments for God’s Existence
13:18 – Argument from Cosmic Contingency & Order
14:40 – Argument from Act and Potency
17:10 – Conclusion: What else but God?