God And Revelation Flashcards
What do Christians believe about god creating the universe and give a quote
- god created everything in the universe
- the world is so intricate god must have designed it
- “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”
What do Buddhists believe about god creating the universe and give a quote
- there is no creator
- everything comes into existence when all the necessary conditions are there
- “Every wave is related to every other wave”
What do Atheists believe about creating the universe
-everything in the earth evolved naturally
What is the design argument and who invented these arguments
- the argument that the world is so complex that someone must have created it that someone being God
- William Paley, the watch
- Isaac Newton, the thumb
What are the objections to the design argument
- natural selection happens by chance not by a designer
- of god created the world why is there suffering
- humans impose order and structure
What is the first cause argument
- everything has a first cause
- god is that first cause
- the first cause is eternal
What do Christians believe about the first cause and give a quote
-god is the first cause of the universe
-god arguably causes the Big Bang
“Through him all things were made”
What do Buddhists believe about the first cause
- there is no first cause
- the universe is cyclical it has no beginning or end
- the process is endless change with no beginning or end
What do Atheists believe about the first cause
-the Big Bang
What are the objections to the first cause argument
- who or what caused God
- if God is eternal the universe must be eternal too
- religious creation stories are spiritual not literal
What are miracles
-they are impossible events that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws
What do Christians believe about miracles
- shows God’s love and power therefore he exists
- strengthens faith
Give an example of a miracle
- 1902 Marie Bailey had a disease which meant she could not eat
- went to Lourdes got holy water poured on her abdomen
- she returned to good health
What do Buddhists believe about miracles
- meditators may develop miraculous powers but it doesn’t show spirituality
- nor does it prove God’s existence
Give an example of a Buddhist miracle
- Buddha was meditating in a heavy storm
- the serpent king protected him for the rain
- 7days later the King bowed before the Buddha
What do Atheists believe about miracles
- lucky coincidences
- undiscovered scientific explanation
- made up for money or fame
What do Christians believe about further arguments against god and give a quote
-creation stories should be interpreted literally
-science reveals laws that God created
“The Big Bang(…) does not contradict the divine creation. Rather, it requires it”
What do Buddhists believe about further arguments against god
-Buddhists do not view science as presenting a challenge towards the teachings
What do Atheists believe about further arguments against god
- science explains most of it
- why is their suffering
- god is an invention to answer questions and that can’t be explained
What do Christians believe about the problem of evil and suffering
- free will
- original sin
- if there was nothing bad how can we tell what is good
What do Buddhists believe about the problem of evil and suffering
- people can choose to act in an evil way
- three poisons
- they will suffer because of suffering
What do Christians believe about special revelation and give an example
- shows God’s purpose and nature
- experiencing God directly
- Moses recovering the Ten Commandments
What is a special revelation
When god makes himself known through direct personal experience
Name two types of special revelation
- hearing god’s call
- vision
- dream
- prophecy
- miracle
