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Belief in God Flashcards

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Define numinous

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The feel that there is something greater than you

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Define Conversion

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Changing your life by giving it to God

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3
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Define miracle

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A happening that breaks the law of science

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Prayer

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An attempt to contact God through words

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5
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Is science design or causation?

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Causation

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Define moral evil

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Evil done by humans that causes suffering

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Define natural evil

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Natural evil caused by nature

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Give two examples of natural evil

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earthquakes and floods

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Define agnosticism

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Not being sure if God exists

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10
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Define Atheism

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The belief that God doesn’t exist

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Define benevolent

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The belief that God is all good and kind

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12
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Define Omnipotent

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The belief that God is all powerful

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13
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Define Omniscient

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The belief that God is all knowing

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Give three ways in which a religious family can encourage their children to believe in God

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  1. Go to their place of worship
  2. Regularly praying
  3. Celebrating religious festivals
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Define thiest

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Belief in God

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16
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Give two arguments supporting science

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  • The big bang theory is supported with evidence to a certain level
  • Evolution and Charles Darwin
17
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Give three arguments supporting design

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  • The universe is very complicated therefore there must be a designer
  • DNA is very complex and everyone’s is unique
  • The eye is very complex and must’ve required a designer
18
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Give two reasons why the universe seems to be designed?

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  1. Complex scientific laws such as Gravity and DNA

2. Complex body structures such as eye

19
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Explain the idea of the big bang

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The universe evolved from a ball of matter that exploded 15 billion years.

20
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Who studied evolution over a period of time?

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Charles Darwin

21
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What was Charles Darwin’s book called?

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The theory of evolution

22
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Why do some people not believe that God is all caring, knowing and powerful?

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If he was then he’d want, know and be able to remove suffering

23
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Give four examples of religious experiences

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  1. Numinous experiences
  2. Prayer answered
  3. Miracle
  4. Conversion
24
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Free will

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The ability to choose between right and wrong for yourself

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