Prologue — On the preservation of things in existence by God
- Whether things are preserved in their being by God, or, if all God’s action were circumscribed, would they remain in being by themselves?
- Whether God can make a creature able of itself to keep itself in existence independently of God?
- Whether God can annihilate a creature?
- Whether any creature ought to be annihilated or even has been annihilated?
- Whether the movement of the heavens ceases at some time?
- Whether man can know when the movement of the heavens will cease?
- Whether the elements will remain when the heavens cease to be in motion?
- Whether action and passion will remain in the elements after the heavens have ceased to be in motion?
- Whether plants, brute animals, and minerals will remain after the end of the world?
- Whether human bodies will remain after the heavenly movement has ceased?
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