The Views of Aristotle’s Idea of the Prime Mover Vs. the...

The Views of Aristotle’s Idea of the Prime Mover Vs. the Judaeo Christians Idea of God The traditional theist Judaeo Christian belief of God is in many ways very similar to Aristotle’s ideas and explanations of the Prime Mover. However, although very similar in many situations, the beliefs about God and the Prime Mover can also be very different and varied. Yet, both ideologies of theists God and Aristotle’s Prime Mover follow the same foundations - they are both eternal and responsible for change in the world. In Aristotle’s view, the Prime Mover is the common source of all substance; it is the cause or purpose of change, but it itself remains unchanged. Aristotle’s argument was that, because†¦show more content†¦This, although symbolic as a parallel between a Judaeo Christian thinking and the teachings of Aristotle, is also a significant difference between the two ideologies. This is suggested as, in genesis 2-3, personification is used to humanise God, and the biblical God responds to the behaviour of people - Adam and Eve. God shows anger, compassion and other relevant emotions accordingly, displaying that his emotions are subject to change. This is very much unlike the Prime Mover of Aristotle’s beliefs, as the Prime Mover, according to Aristotle, is unaffected by people’s behaviour so does not respond. Unlike God, the Prime Mover remains unchanged as it is unmoved by anything with the potential to change, including people. Judaeo Christians accept that God is the designer and builder of the earth. Similarly to this, Aristotle exclaims that the Prime Mover is the necessary first source of movement that is the beginning of everything. It is the Prime Mover that is responsible for all change, like God, and this includes the creation of the world. However, according to genesis, God becomes a craftsman whilst creating the humanity and the planet. In genesis 1, it states that God creates ex-nihilo by command, and in genesis 2-3, it says that he creates things more physically. For example, in genesis 2-3, he creates Adam from the soil. In comparison to this, the Prime Mover is immaterial and