> The only thing I'd say about this is that the omni-God which is everything and being itself is actually less complicated than the God in the bible [...]
The (Catholic) Christian God is not everything. That God is being itself. And that God is the God of the Old and New Testament.
> However, I think that what Aquinas describes is different enough from what "God" means to most theists to merit a different term.
Most believers are not theologians and philosophers, so the day-to-day mental of a Bearded Dude in the Sky may be good enough.
> It is Aquinas and others attempting to use the word "God", which has an ancient meaning, to describe a totally abstract metaphysical concept.
Which is why we get into things like Unmoved Mover, First Cause, etc:
Aristotle, whom Aquinas draws inspiration from, may view the Unmoved Mover as more of a concept. But the Christian God is not a concept, but a person (or persons, given the Trinity), which is seeking a personal relationship with each of us.
The (Catholic) Christian God is not everything. That God is being itself. And that God is the God of the Old and New Testament.
> However, I think that what Aquinas describes is different enough from what "God" means to most theists to merit a different term.
Most believers are not theologians and philosophers, so the day-to-day mental of a Bearded Dude in the Sky may be good enough.
> It is Aquinas and others attempting to use the word "God", which has an ancient meaning, to describe a totally abstract metaphysical concept.
Which is why we get into things like Unmoved Mover, First Cause, etc:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ways_(Aquinas)
Aristotle, whom Aquinas draws inspiration from, may view the Unmoved Mover as more of a concept. But the Christian God is not a concept, but a person (or persons, given the Trinity), which is seeking a personal relationship with each of us.