Does it make sense to believe in God? Year 8 Flashcards
What is an atheist?
Someone who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods
What is the name for someone who does not know whether there is a god or gods?
An agnostic
What is a creationist?
Someone who believes that God created the earth in six days as it says in Genesis.
What is the Big Bang theory?
The theory that a cosmic explosion created the universe.
What is a creed?
A set of beliefs or aims that guide someone’s actions
What is a humanist?
A non religious person who believes that science and compassion should guide life
What is it called when a god is all loving?
Omnibenevolent
What is called when a god is all powerful?
Omnipotent
What is it called when a god is everywhere at once?
Omnipresent
What is it called when a god is all seeing?
Omniscient
What is a theist?
Someone who believes in a god or gods
What is…
A) belief in one god
B) belief in more than one god
A - monotheism
B - polytheism
What is a world view?
A set of lenses through which we see the world
How does our world view affect us?
It can shape how we respond to some of life’s bug questions.
What was the first cause argument?
‘Proof’ for the existence of God because something must have caused the universe to be created.
Name the main challenge to the first cause argument.
If everything has a cause then what caused God?
Who created the first cause theory?
St Thomas Aquinas
What is the other name for the first cause argument?
The cosmological argument
What was the design theory?
‘Proof’ that god existed due to the fact that the universe is so complex that it must have been designed
Who created the design theory?
William Paley
What is the main argument to the design theory?
If God designed everything then he also created all evil
What is the other name for the design theory?
The teleological argument
Which famous person supported the design theory and why?
Isaac Newton and because he said that the human fingerprint is so unique it must have been designed.
What is evolution?
The theory that all life developed from a common ancestor through gradual changes over millions of years
