Saint Thomas and the First Way

Here is a thought experiment that might confuse Dawkins.A group of students discuss Hamlet.They have really got into the spirit of the play.They ask questions like what is causing Hamlet to feel sad?What is causing Gertrude to feel guilty?What is causing Ophelia to go mad?There are many other causes to be investigated and discussed.Shakespeare is not one such cause among these many.But one thing is certain:without Shakespeare there would be no Hamlet.No students are going to ask these particular questions.We live in a world of causation and it is right for science to investigate these causes.What Dawkins does not get is that God is not one such cause among many.But without God there will be no other causes.As Thomas would say God is the uncaused cause.