belief in god

Question 1

what are the influences of religious upbringing ?

Answer 1

-initiation -baptism 
attending worship regulaary -church
-worship -communion
-prayer
-faith school

Question 2

why would these make a person believe in god ?
initiation -baptism 
attending worship regulaary -church
worship -communion
prayer
faith school

Answer 2

-authority figures

because we take on the values around us

Question 3

name the authority figures that can influence a religious upbringing and why ?

Answer 3

-teachers
-parents
-leaders
because if the child is surrounded it will listen and take on what the authority figures say
-its natural to believe in god

Question 4

what is a religious experience ?

Answer 4

is an experience which makes a person have a firmer belief in the existence of God

Question 5

is this the definition of religious experience ?

-is an experience which makes a person have a firmer belief in the existence of God

Answer 5

yes

-something that gives a stronger belief to God

Question 6

is a miracle a religious experience ?

-why?

Answer 6

yes

• as these are events with appear to break the laws of nature or shear improbialty
• must be god

Question 7

give an example of a miracle ?

Answer 7

when the Chillian miners were rescued after 70 days in 2010 claimed it was a miracle as it was so unlikely

Question 8

what is numinous ?

Answer 8

• Something that is not every day

- refers to a presence or feeling of God

Question 9

give an example of numinous ?

Answer 9

• Beautiful sunset
• Act of kindness
• Visting a place of worship
• Felt a presence greater than themselves

Question 10

why is an answer to prayer a religious experience ?

Answer 10

-confirms the belief in God

Question 11

give an example of answered prayer ?

Answer 11

• when some one asks God to fulfil a want

- make there parents better

Question 12

why is a near death experience a religious experience?

Answer 12

• shows God is there to help

Question 13

what is a near death experience ?

Answer 13

• someone who suffers a cardiac arrest and when are resucated describe having a conscious experience

Question 14

what can lead a person to conversion ?

Answer 14

• changing ones belief
• miracle
• numinous
• answer to prayer
• near death experience

Question 15

what is the argument of causation ?

Answer 15

the idea of a cause has a effect

- every effect has a cuase

Question 16

what caused the big bang if everything has a cause and effect ?

Answer 16

cause = effect 
god = big bang

Question 17

what is the Kalam argument ?

Answer 17

1- Everything that begins to exist has a cause
2-The universe began to exist
3-The universe has a cause
4- The cause is God

Question 18

what is the argument of design ?

Answer 18

-complexity and purpose require intelligence

Question 19

give an example of design ?

Answer 19

• The watch is so complex and has purpose that it needs a watch maker

Question 20

what does the universe need?

Answer 20

• universe needs a universe maker

- which is God

Question 21

give an example of design ?

Answer 21

• Beauty -rainbow
• Purpose -rain
• complexity - dna
• size and scale - the universe is so big

Question 22

reasons why people believe in God ?

Answer 22

• influence of a religious upbringing
• personal religious experience
• argument from design
• argument from causation