God Beliefs Test Flashcards
The god of classical theorem
God is often considered all powerful and all knowing
Omnipotence
God is believed to be supremly powerful, capable of doing anything
Omniscience
God posesses infinite knowledge knowing everything past present and future
Omnibenovelnce
God is inherently good
Transcendent
God exists outside of time and space.
Eternal
God lasts forever
OmniPRESENCE
God exists everywhere
Design arguement
There must have been an original creator for this world - the chances of existence is so slim.
Aquinas 5th way
Things in the universe always move towards an end
Fine-Tuning arguement
The conditions for life must have had an original creator
Cosmological Arguement
There must have been an original mover to make something like this happen
Aquinas Way 1
Motion
Way 2
Causation
Way 3
From contingency
Could the Cosmological Arguement support the Big Bang?
Yes.
Science and religion are incompatible why?
Cosmological arg.
3 Reasons evil could exist.
Free Will - Humans have free will. (What about natural evil?)
Soul-Building Theodicy: Suffering is necessary for spiritual growth.
Limited Understanding: Humans may not comprehend God’s reasons for allowing