3.1 Believing in God keywords Flashcards
Atheism
Believing that God doesn’t exist
Agnosticism
Not being sure whether God exists
Conversion
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God
Free will
The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices
Miracle
Something which seems to break the laws of science and makes you think only God could have done it
Moral evil
Actions done by humans which cause suffering
Natural evil
Things that cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans e.g. earthquakes
Numinous
The feeling of the presence of something greater than you e.g. in a church
Omnibenevolent
The belief that God is all good/kind
Omnipotent
The belief that God is all powerful
Omniscient
The belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that will happen
Prayer
An attempt to contact God, usually through words