Belief And Non-belief In God Flashcards
Why don’t atheists believe in god
-science, not religion, explains how the world was created
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Re is no physical proof that God exists
-many events the theists believe are due to God (such as miracles) can be explained by science or as coincidences
-evil and suffering into the world prove that an all-loving God cannot exist
What do Christians believe about God
- he is all omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing) and omni-benevolent (all good and kind)
- he created the world
- he answers prayers and can perform miracles
Why are some people agnostic
Because they believe that there is no reliable evidence either in the support of God’s existence or against it
What kind of person (agnostic-atheists-can’t tell-theist) would say the following….
Look at the world around us-it cannot have happened by accident. It must have been designed by a greater intelligence-God perhaps
Agnostic
What kind of person (agnostic-atheists-can’t tell-theist) would say the following….
When you die you’re just dead there is no afterlife
Atheist
What kind of person (agnostic-atheists-can’t tell-theist) would say the following….
We can’t possibly know whether God exists or not there are some questions which we just can’t answer
Agnostic
What kind of person (agnostic-atheists-can’t tell-theist) would say the following….
Lots of people claim to have experienced God in their lives. They can’t all be wrong
Theist
What kind of person (agnostic-atheists-can’t tell-theist) would say the following….
If god exists then why does he allow so many terrible things to happen
Can’t tell
What kind of person (agnostic-atheists-can’t tell-theist) would say the following….
There is no evidence the god exists. Science will soon be able to answer all the ultimate questions
Atheist
What are the three ways in which Christians believe in God
God the father
God the Holy Spirit
God the son
What is god the father
- god is omnipotent, omniscient and omni-benevolent
- created the world and humans beings
- people can get to know God through prayer and worship
What is god the holy spitit
It is part of God that Christians can feel the presence of today
Guides,comforts and encourages Christians
What is God the Son
- it lived on Earth as a person: Jesus
- Jesus was both god and human
- Jesus’s life provides an example of how people should live
- Jesus was executed but rose from the dead (the Resurrection)
- Jesus’s death means that those who believe in him will be forgiven by their sins
