Medieval Disputation
I. Does religion provide images of what philosophy actually discloses?
Objection 1. Because God is the highest power, he is the giver of all knowledge. Al ? Ghazali believes that He is the one who can enlighten souls and only God can bring meaning into life and allow humans supreme happiness, just having God and religion in your life is the key to obtaining this happiness. "It is God who takes care and charge of His servant's hearts by enlightening it with the lights of knowledge. And when God takes charge of the heart's affairs His mercy floods it and His light shines in it" (Al-Ghazali, paragraph 49).
Objection 2. Further, because God provided the Ten Commandments, they are the rules that a human must live by. These rules are in place because they are directions from God, and punishment is going to hell. God has the ultimate power to decide if you will go to heaven or hell, and living by the Ten Commandments can ensure a safe passage to Heaven. If the human race did not have punishment for sins, especially mortal sins, no person would have guidance or meaning to their life if they are not aspiring to Heaven.
Objection 3. Further, it is necessary to have knowledge that comes from God, and thus from divine truth. Thomas Aquinas believes that words and lessons that come from God will more likely secure the happiness of humans. Philosophical science is built on human reason, so there has to be more knowledge that can only come from God. Divine revelation can provide these truths, because human reason cannot discover them. God determines where people go after death, and to be saved; they need to understand his divine truth. "Therefore, in order that the ...