If everything that exists must have a cause, as Aquinas contends, what caused God? Is the question what or who made God a valid question? Why or why not? Defend your answer.

The Five Ways of St. Thomas includes the second way from the nature of efficient cause. Any thing comes into being because it is caused by something else. Nothing is responsible for its own existence. Something has brought something into existence, into what it is. And, God is the first and primary cause. Several arguments have been raised in relation to the second way. One of these arguments is that if everything which exists must have a cause, what or who caused God.

The argument presented in the preceding paragraph is the main focus of this whole discussion. If we give the argument a deep thought, the question of what or who made God is a valid question. One reason we can identify for the validity of the question is simply because it makes sense. As continuously mentioned in my former entries, it is in the human nature to be curious. Aside from the question of God's existence, we cannot also help but ask what or who made God. Even believers who have a very strong faith in God, when faced with such question, can't help but ponder on it. However, upon deeper analysis of the question, I came up with a sensible realization. If the question of what or who caused God was answered, wouldn't the answer given be also questioned as to what or who caused the answer? For instance, it has been proven that X made God; since it is in the human nature to be curious, we will later on begin to ask what or who made X. And, the question on the similar subject will go on and on; it will be never-ending.

Generations have passed but God's existence remains a question until today. Maybe, in addition to the question, we can also ask what or who caused God. The world is filled with so much questions. I guess it would not hurt if we add to these pool of questions. I guess it would not hurt if we add another question to the list of unanswerable questions.