Exisstence of God Flashcards
What is william paley watch maker theory
that the world is so complec like a watch that it has to have been made by something or someone
What are three christian approcahches about where there is sin
1 - Original sin
2 - Evil as a lesson - For humans to grow and understand god
3 - Evil as a test for beleivers (job)
What is the anthropic principal
the fine tuned universe to perfectly ensure life would work
What is the first cause argument from Thomas Aquinas
everything must have a cause (arrow hitting target)
What is the moral argument
the naturality of knowing whats wrong and whats right means that God must exsist
How may meeting inspirational people help a Christian
They can hear the way God has worked in and through the life of that inspirational person they may feel a sense of God’s presence.
What is a conversion
when something happens to a person to make him or her adopt a belief in God eg pauls conversion
What is a mystical experience
where they have an overwhelming awareness of the presence of God.
What is a vision
where they have an experience that they can see something supernatural. eg. Isaiah saw God on his throne
What is a charismatic ecstasy
Where it is an altered state of mind. They may have spiritual feelings about God. ‘Floating in love of God’ ‘slain in the spirit’
What is a pentecostal ecstasy
the roots of christianity and see the work of the holy spirit
