God

Question 1

Theism

Answer 1

Belief in God

Question 2

Monotheism

Answer 2

One God

Question 3

Polytheism

Answer 3

Many gods

Question 4

Pantheism

Answer 4

God and the universe are one

Question 5

Panentheism

Answer 5

God and the universe are one, but God is also beyond the universe

Question 6

Atheism

Answer 6

Disbelief in God. This can either mean an absence of belief (“weak atheism”) or a belief that no God exists (“strong”)

Question 7

Agnosticism

Answer 7

the belief that we cannot know whether God exists or not, is a type of weak atheism by default.

Question 8

Teleological Arguments

Answer 8

These are arguments from design. They suggest that the order of the universe can only be explained by a divine designer.

A classic example is a watch: Its parts are designed so as to be suited to a purpose. Supporters contend that the universe reveals the same sort of purpose as a watch

Question 9

Cosmological Arguments

Answer 9

These arguments contend that a series of causes cannot infinitely regress back without a cause which is itself uncaused. Likewise, contingent objects require an explanation which is to be found in a necessary object

Question 10

Ontological Arguments

Answer 10

Ontological arguments contend that God’s existence stems from the notion of a supremely perfect being. If God is the being which is supremely perfect, then to say he doesn’t exist would be to say he lacks something compared to the God which is completely the same but also has existence.

Question 11

Moral Arguments

Answer 11

The existence of morality as an objective feature of the world requires a God to make it.