Since
everything that is moved
functions as a sort of instrument of the first mover, if there was no first mover, then whatever
things are in
motion would be simply
instruments. Of course, if an
infinite series of movers and things moved were possible, with no first mover, then the whole infinity of movers and things moved would be instruments. Now, it is
ridiculous, even to unlearned
people, to suppose that instruments are moved but not by any principal
agent. For, this would be like supposing that the
construction of a
box or
bed could be accomplished by putting a saw or a hatchet to work without any
carpenter to use them. Therefore - there must be a first mover
existing above all - and this we call
God.
From Demonstration of God's Existence
From Motion
-St. Thomas Aquinas