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What is agnosticism

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Being unsure as to whether God exists

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What is atheism

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Non belief in God

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What do Christians believe in about God (3 pointers)

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He is omnipotent
Omni benevolent
Omniscient

Created the world

Answers prayers and can perform miracles

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List the 4 reasons saying why atheists do not believe In God

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Science - explains how the world was made

No physical proof of gods existence

Miracles can be explained as coincidences or science

Evil and suffering prove that an all loving God can not exist

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Why are some people agnostic

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Agnostics are unsure about gods existence as there is no evidence for or against Gods existence

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List two reasons why Christians raise their families in the Christian church

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They believe it is their duty to marry have children and raise them within the Christian faith

Christians believe their religion gives the children a secure basis and helps them through difficulties in their life

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How do Christian families encourage their children to believe in God (6 points)
Baptism
Parents examples
Community
School
Worship 
Confirmation
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Baptism - a child is welcomed into the Christian faith and is supported by the family and friends who attend the meeting

Worship - children can attend Sunday school and church and Christian festivals like Pentecost to learn about Jesus and
Christian teachings

Confirmation - a child can renew their vows made for them in baptism but here they are old enough to decide for themselves

Community - young Christians can meet with other Christians in groups such as bible study or youth clubs also young adults are encouraged to meet partners in the church community

School - Christians can choose to go to a church school where here they can learn about Christianity

Parents examples - children can see their parents praying reading the bible and attending church so they will believe it is right and believe it

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What’s a numinous experience

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A experience that amazes and inspires awe and wonder it gives the feeling of a being greater than oneself

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Give an example of a numinous experience

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SUNSET 🌇

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What’s a conversion

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An experience that causes a person to change their belief, ideas or a lifestyle for example an atheist could become a Christian

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Give an example of a conversion

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Saul was a Christian prosecutor but became a Christian

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What is prayer

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A method of communicating with God either to show gratitude, forgiveness , thank him and praise him

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What is a miracle

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An act of God that appears to be impossible as it goes against the laws of nature it’s usually performed for a religious reason

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Give example of a miracle

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Feeding of 5,000

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Give an overview of the design argument

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Design is s result of intelligent thought > the world has evidence of design (ozone layer etc) > someone intelligent must have designed it > therefore go exists

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What is William paleys argument

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A watch is a complex object that shows it has a intelligent designer

It has been carefully put together so it must have had a designer

So it is similar to the world as it has been carefully put together with gravity and wildlife

So the earth must have had a designer

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17
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List two arguments against design

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We can’t prove gods existence just by saying he may have designed it

The appearance of design may have been the result of evolution

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What is evolution

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The idea that species have developed gradually over millions of years, for some evolution may suggest the appearance of design

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What’s causation

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The belief that everything has a cause ( everything happens for a reason )

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Give an overview of the causation argument

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Nothing happens by itself
Everything that happens is caused by something else
The universe could not have been created by itself
A powerful cause would have been needed to cause the universe
This cause had to be God
God exists

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What’s another name for the cosmological argument

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Is the Thomas Aquinas’ theory

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What did Thomas Aquinas argue

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Thomas aqua I as argued that everything that happened had a cause and that the cause of the universe was God , however GOd did not need a cause as he was an unmoved moved as he was the beginning : ‘ in the beginning was the word and the word was God’

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What is the BiG BAnG theory

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This is the idea they an enormous explosion started the universe around 15 Billion years ago

24
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List 4 arguments against the causation argument

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  • it can’t be proved
  • it doesn’t mean that the universe has to have a cause despite everything else
  • there are other possible causes of the universe such as the Big Bang theory
  • if everything had a cause, what caused God?
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What is evolution

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Darwins theory of the gradual development of species over millions of years

26
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What is natural selection

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The way in which species naturally select the characteristics for survival

27
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Give 2 reasons as to how science answers the question

Is there a God?

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Science offers evidence that can be seen and tested whereas God cannot be seen or proven in the same way

Science offers alternative explanations of how the world and humans came to exist with no reference to God

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List 3 Christian responses to scientific explanations about the world

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The Bible is description of the creation of the world is more of a story

The six days of creation were stages not actual periods of time

Science describes how the world came to exist in the bible explains why

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What are creationists

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Christians that believe scientific explanations of the world are wrong because they conflict with what is written in the bible

30
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List 3 problems with unanswered prayers

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Prayers are communication with God people might think God is not listening

Many people who have pain in there lives pray to God but if God does nothing people may feel their prayers have been unanswered

Unanswered prayers may lead to Christians to question their belief

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List 4 Christian responses to unanswered prayers

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God does not answer selfish prayers

They may feel God is ignoring them

That what they are praying for is not part of gods divine plan

That God does not always answer prayers in the way we expect if hope for therefore they should persevere

32
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Define moral evil

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Actions carried out by humans that cause suffering

33
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Give three examples of moral evil

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Rape
Murder
Theft

34
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Give three example of natural evil

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Famine
Disease
Hurricane

35
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What is natural evil

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Thugs that cause suffering but humans have no control over

36
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What does evil and suffering question people to believe in

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Gods existence

& that God is omniscient omni benevolent omnipotent

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What does the bible say about evil and suffering (3)

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Genesis says that God created a perfect world

Adam and Eve use their free will in the garden of Eden to disobey God which allowed evil and suffering to enter to the world

Christians believe God sent Jesus to words to overcome the evil in the world and die for the sins of humanity on the cross

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List four reasons under Christian explanations of evil and suffering

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Free will

Test from God

Gods plan

Following Jesus examples

39
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List for Christian responses to evil and suffering

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Trying to give them hope and courage

Helping others for examples becoming a doctor so I could help others cope with suffering

Volunteering with the charity to support others when they are suffering

Strengthen their faith with the knowledge of God has a plan for them

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What is free will

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The idea that humans are free to make their own choices

41
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Where can the media present religion

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Radio newspapers films and TV is

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List something positive under the medias effect and attitudes to belief in God

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Some religious programs show how religion can benefit the life of an individual and how it can be a positive thing

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List something negative under the medias effect and attitudes to belief in God

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Some religious programs can portray religion are something to laugh at and ridicule or question gods existence they may suggest religious believers I crazy or that there is something wrong with being religious

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