Need help with philosophy questions about God's existence and Descartes

Answer all four(4) of the following question in one paragraph1. Is Gods existence self-evident according toThomas? How so/how not?2. What is material causality? How is itdifferent from formal causality?3. What are the different kinds of love accordingto Socrates? What do they lead to?4. How is Augustine like Alcibiades? How is hedifferent from Alcibiades?II. Text Analysis[I did not originally intend to publish my Meditations]. But as soon as I hadacquired some general notions regarding physics, and, beginning to test them invarious particular difficulties, I noticed where they could lead and how muchthey differ from the principles that have been in use up to the present; [andso] I believed I could no longer keep them hidden away without sinning againstthe law that obliges us to procure, as much as is in our power, the common goodof all men. For these notions made me see that it is possible to arrive atknowledge that would be very useful in life and that, in place of thatspeculative philosophy taught in the schools, it is possible to find apractical philosophy by means of which, knowing the force and actions of fire,water, air, the stars [] we might be able to [] render ourselves, as it were,masters and possessors of nature. This is desirable not only for the inventionof an infinity of devices that would enable one to enjoy trouble free thefruits of the earth and all the goods found there, but also principally for themaintenance of health, which unquestionably is the first good and thefoundation of all the goods in this life.1. What isDescartes saying in this passage? (a) What is the purpose of his method? (b) Whatis the highest good of this life according to this citation? 2. Has Descartes dream come true? Have we beenable to invent an infinity of devices that would enable one to enjoy troublefree the fruits of the earth? How so/how not? 3. Should we be, as Descartes wishes, mastersand possessors of nature?