Who Designed the Designer?: A Rediscovered Path to God?s Existence

The Importance of the Rose - Who Designed the Designer? By Michael Augros examines the First Cause argument for the existence of God and demonstrates that a benevolent, intelligent being created the universe. His deductive argument is valid and cogent. That in itself makes this book worth reading. Augros bases his proof on readily observable facts, and unlike most intelligent-design arguments which are inductive arguments that only give probable answers, his proof is a deductive argument that ends with a certainty that God exists. That makes this book unique and valuable. And Augros provides a solid answer to the question of why the Designer doesn’t need a designer. The best apologetics book available is the Handbook of Catholic Apologetics, which is comprehensive, but doesn’t go into much depth. This book takes one argument and explores it in depth, and does so in a clear, concise fashion. Augros doesn’t prove all the attributes of God , but he does prove the major attributes, which is good enough. The arguments used are just restatements of theories held by Aristotle and Aquinas, so the book doesn’t break new ground in that respect. The book is intended for educated readers who wonder if reason can prove that God exists; it can. One of the delightful aspects of this book is when the author quotes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, where Sherlock Holmes points out that a rose is a clue that God exists and is benevolent. Just as a man buys flowers for his wife to demonstrate his love, so God has put flowers on the earth to demonstrate his divine providence. This book also answers the intriguing question as to why so many philosophers don’t believe in God. The answer is that they haven’t studied Thomas Aquinas, and also that they don’t want to believe in God since they might have to change their lifestyles. After proving that God exists, Augros states that the appearance of purpose and beauty in the universe is real. The main point of the book is that the universe is magnificent, and only a magnificent God could have created it. This is truly a magnificent book.