existence of god

Question 1

what is anthropic principle

Answer 1

world perfect for humans
people made in image of god
shows god is designer

Question 2

what is the cosmological argument

Answer 2

everything has a cause, caused by something else

the first cause was god

Question 3

criticisms of cosmological argement

Answer 3

big bang

physicis

Question 4

why does god have to be the cause

Answer 4

god timeless
omnipotent
eternal

Question 5

different examples of religious experience

Answer 5

mystical experiences
conversions- change of faith
visions
charismatic and ecstatic worships 
worship and sacraments

Question 6

arguments for religious experiences

Answer 6

strong evidence for existence of god
god immanent and acts through world via holy spirit
in absence of credibility religious experiences should be trusted

Question 7

arguments against religious experiences

Answer 7

may be convincing to others

why would all loving god only reveal himself to some people

Question 8

what is st augustines theory

Answer 8

suffering is a result of humans disobeying god- adam and eve

Question 9

what is st irenaeus theory

Answer 9

necessary to help us become perfect

Question 10

what does book of job show

Answer 10

devil inflicted suffering on job, but still has faith god he is then rewarded

Question 11

challenges to design argument

Answer 11

design of world is imperfect- natural disasters

darwin theory of evolution