Existance Of God And Revelations Flashcards
Transcendent
Apart from the world/ god is not part of creation
God is personal
He is involved in the life of Christians
God is impersonal
He is beyond human comprehension he does not have a personal relationship with people
How can god be transcendent and imminent
Because he is part of the trinity
Do Buddhists believe in a god
No
What do Buddhists seek
Enlightenment
Why do Buddhists differ from Christians
Because Christians are keen to find out about god whereas a Buddhist is more interested in finding out about themselves
Who do pure land Buddhists believe in
Amitabha
How do Theravada Buddhists see Buddha
As a historical influencer
How do Mahayana Buddhists see Buddha
As imminent and personal. They see him in visions
William Paley
Pocket watch theory. The world is so intricately designed that there must’ve been a creator
For tennant
Goldilocks effect. God made everything just right
What is the problem with god being the creator or the world
There is suffering despite the nature of the Devine
What is life to a Buddhist
A constant cycle
Aquinas
Everything happens due to a cause
What do scientists say is the first cause
Big Bang
Who would Christians say started the Big Bang
God
What would scientists say in response to god creating the Big Bang?
What caused god then?
What’s the problem with god creating the Big Bang
He could’ve done it by accident so this doesn’t make him loving
Why don’t Buddhists believe in the first cause
Because there isn’t one. There is no creator
What is a miracle
When something happens which has no scientific explanation. These must be a sign of gods existence
Examples of miracles
Grayson Kirby/ Moses and the Red Sea