Does God Exist ? Lesson 1 Flashcards
1
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Presupposition
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Something you assume to be true
2
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Ultimate Reality
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The thing which everything else comes ( also called Prime Reality )
3
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Worldview
A
A hypothesis (an unproven idea) about ultimate reality
4
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Theism
A
A personal God created the world and acts in it
5
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Deism
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God made the world but doesn’t intervene in it
6
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Materialism
A
Matter is the ultimate reality ( also called naturalism )
7
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Pantheism
A
The forces and stuff of nature are God; God and the universe are one
8
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Abductive Reading
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Reasoning from effect back to cause
9
Q
1 Peter 3:15
A
“… but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you ; yet do it with gentleness and respect… “
