God And The World Flashcards

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Philosophy of religion

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Critical examination of the supposed bond/ relationship between human beings and an alleged divine or ultimate being/realm seeking to answer the question if such a belief is rationally justifiable

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Natural theology

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Theology- science of surfy of knowledge of God

Study or science or knowledge through the natural intellect ie by the mind

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St Thomas 5 ways to prove gods existence

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1) motion- whatever is moved must be moved by another, not the cause of its own movement, first mover.
2) efficient cause- all effects have a cause
3) possibility and necessity- can’t go on to infinity, that which does not exist begins to exist only through something already existing
4) something to all beings the cause of their being goodness and every other perfection
5) governance- lacks knowledge cannot move toward an end

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Cosmological argument

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Thomas five ways.
A posteriori theory, relies on sense experience
The universe must be caused by something outside of space and time by something uncaused and ultimate

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Concerns with Thomas five points

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All refer to the being we call God 
From nothing nothing comes 
Something cannot be the cause of itself 
God must have a cause then 
World always existed
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Religion

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Religio- bond

Refers to a supposed connection between human beings and a transcendent and or ultimate source

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