Read this excerpt from G. K. Chesterton's "The Permanent Philosophy." Then, explain how St. Thomas Aquinas reconciles faith and reason based on this excerpt. Your answer should be at least 150 words.

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Vocaloid · Answer

passage: {St. Thomas says, quite straightforwardly, that he himself believes this world has a beginning and end; because such seems to be the teaching of the Church; the validity of which mystical message to mankind he defends elsewhere with dozens of quite different arguments. ....But Aquinas says he sees no particular reason, in reason, why this world should not be a world without end; or even without beginning. And he is quite certain that, if it were entirely without end or beginning, there would still be exactly the same logical need of a Creator. Anybody who does not see that, he gently implies, does not really understand what is meant by a Creator. ("The Permanent Philosophy"; p. 9)

sammixboo · Answer

To reconcile means to restore, essentially. So this is asking where did St. Thomas restore his faith in this passage? At what point did Mr. Thomas start believing in faith and something greater again? I would say more towards the end, but look for a more specific sentence or two and expand upon that in your answer.