Exploring Faith

Question 1

Define monotheism

Answer 1

The belief in one God

Question 2

Define polytheism

Answer 2

The belief in more than one God

Question 3

Define omnipotent

Answer 3

All powerful

Question 4

Define omniscient

Answer 4

All knowing

Question 5

Define omnibenevolent

Answer 5

All loving

Question 6

Define transcendent

Answer 6

Existing outside of space and time above and beyond human understanding

Question 7

Define immanent

Answer 7

the belief that God is present and involved in the world

Question 8

Incorporeal definition

Answer 8

No physical shape

Question 9

Define agnosticism

Answer 9

When you aren’t sure if God exists or not

Question 10

Define the term atheist

Answer 10

Someone who does to believe in God

Question 11

What is negative atheism

Answer 11

Where a person does not personally believe in a god or gods but do not go as far as to say there are none

Question 12

What is positive atheism

Answer 12

Where a person asserts that their is no such thing as a God or Gods - they do not exist

Question 13

Give 5 reasons as to why people might be atheists

Answer 13

• Science can explain aspects of the world without a need for God as an explanation
• There is no proof that God exists
• All religions teach different things about God – they can’t all be right so they are most probably all wrong
• The problem of evil
• People may have been raised in non-religious homes

Question 14

Define theist

Answer 14

Someone who believes in a god (s)