Key terms Flashcards

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Agnosticism

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Not being sure whether God exists

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Atheism

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Believing that God doesn’t exist

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Omnibenevolent

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The belief that God is good, kind and all loving

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Omnipotent

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The belief that good is like powerful

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Omniscient

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The belief hat God is all knowing have knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen

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Prayer

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An attempt o contact God, usually though words

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Conversion

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When your life is changed by giving yourself to God

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Miracle

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Something that seems to break the law of science and makes you think only God cold of done it

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Numinus

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The feeling of the presence of something greater than you. E.g. In a church or staring at the stars

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Free will

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The idea that humans beings are free to make their own choices

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Moral evil

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Actions done by humans that cause suffering

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Natural evil

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Things that cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans. E.g. Earthquakes or volcanic eruptions

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Immanent

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Present in the world; capable of having a personal relationship with his creation

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Transcendent

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Above and beyond the world

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Monotheistic

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Belief in one God

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Polytheistic

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The beliefs in many Gods

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Positive atheism

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Where a person does not personally believe in God or Gods but doesn’t go as far to say that there are none

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Negative atheism

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Where a person asserts that there’s no such thing as a God or Gods - they do not exist