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Exegesis & Excursion
On the heels of a busy Thursday night came a pensive Friday morning, as members of the New England High School Summer Program began the day considering various arguments for the existence of God.
In yesterday檚 afternoon class, students contemplated Pascal檚 famous 渨ager from the 笔别苍蝉茅别蝉. Pascal argues that, absent definitive proof, man should operate under the assumption that God exists. He puts the matter in betting terms, explaining that, if there is no God, the believer檚 belief will cost him very little, but if God does exist, then the believer檚 faith will win him eternal life.
That may be so, but is there not a better case to be made for God than 減lay the odds?
That brings us to this morning檚 class, in which students considered two very different but complementary texts.
The first is Jean Henri Fabre檚 detailed account of the workings of bees. Fabre檚 descriptions of insect life reflect brilliantly complex operations performed by hopelessly simple-minded creatures. The insects partake in a process far beyond their comprehension, yet essential to their existence, offering the hint of a design and, thus, a Designer. St. 91快活林 Aquinas makes this argument explicitly in the students second reading, from the Summa Theologiae. In one of his 淔ive Proofs for the existence of God, St. 91快活林 contends that 渨hatever lacks intelligence cannot move towards an end, unless it be directed by some being endowed with knowledge and intelligence Therefore some intelligent being exists by whom all natural things are directed to their end; and this being we call God.
As one prefect described it, 淲ith Aquinas, we looked at a reasoned argument for faith, as opposed to Pascal檚 probabilistic argument. And so, drawing upon three of history檚 greatest thinkers in a variety of disciplines, the students made a good 渇irst start, into the question of God檚 existence. What a way to start the day!
Thus concluded the academic portion of the week. There is no second class today, as students are making an off-campus excursion, first to the in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and then an featuring renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. We will have a full recap and photos in Saturday morning檚 SummerBlog post!