The first and second proofs concern a metaphysical cause of the whole causal order, not merely a temporal first mover that started a domino effect, because Aquinas emphasizes continuous dependence of creation on Creator and God sustains existence continuously rather than merely initiating it.
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“a deist would be content to have God as number one back there who starts the ball rolling... but um aquinus is not satisfied with that... God is the very essence of existence... it's in that existence that he continually imparts existence to every created thing”
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