A "first cause" or "first mover" _____
A. is the kind of being whose existence shows that the universe can be explained without reference to God
B. is Aquinas' way of referring to the most philosophically fundamental concept in discussing the universe, "that-than-which-nothing-greater-can-be-thought"
C. is the first being in existence whose contingent nature allows us to trace a path back to God
D. is a necessary being in its own right, that is, its existence is not contingent on something else
Answer: D
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