KNOWLEDGE OF GOD - UNFINISHED Flashcards
What are Argument can be made for NATURAL KNOWLEDGE of GOD EXISTENCE as EVIDENCE - INNATE SENSE OF GOD
CALVIN - ALL PEOPLE have an Innate SENUS DIVINITAS (divine sense), that Makes it POSSIBLE to KNOW GOD.
- PEOPLE AREN’T FULLY AWARE of the SENSUS DIVINITAS As They’re CONFUSED BY SIN
- it’s Sin, through Human Free Choice that MAKES PEOPLE UNABLE sometimes to RECOGNISE GOD.
- Sensus Divinitas is UNIVERSAL to ALL BEINGS
For - NATURAL KNOWLEDGE of GOD EXISTENCE as EVIDENCE - INNATE SENSE OF GOD - What are 2 Examples of Humans Experiencing SENUS DIVINITAS
(1) The CONSCIENCE - the FEELING OF GUILT that we have Inside When we Do Something Wrong is a VOICE that Provides INNATE EVIDENCE that GOD EXISTS
(2) Humans are AWARE of BEAUTY - The Catholic Chruch States that this APPRECIATION of Aesthetic HELPS PEOPLE to UNDERTSTAND GOD’S EXISTENCE
What are Argument can be made for NATURAL KNOWLEDGE of GOD EXISTENCE as EVIDENCE - ORDER OF CREATION
DESIGN ARGUMENTS. - PALEY
- Natural World presents clear Evidence and We could INFER from LOOKING at the PURPOSE and REGULARITY in the UNIVERSE the IDEA that there’s a DESIGNER Behind it - WATCH ANALOGY.
- we can see the INTRICATE DETAILS of a WATCH e.g. COGS
- OBJECTS in NATURE that CAN BE OBSERVED to BE DESIGNED MUST HAVE a DESIGNER ; GOD
- Design Arguments REFLECT the IDEA of PURPOSE in Creation - the ORDERLINESS of the universe SHOWS a HIGHER PURPOSE behind it
What are Argument can be made for NATURAL KNOWLEDGE of GOD EXISTENCE as EVIDENCE - AQUINAS
- NATURAL THEOLOGY was IMPORTANT in DEMONSTRATING that CHRISTIAN BELIEF was REASONABLE
- from SEEING that the WORLD is IN a CONSTANT STATE of CHANGE DUE to CAUSES and EFFECT, we Can WORK OUT that There MUST BE an UNCAUSED CAUSER
- also By OBSERVING that EVERYTHING IN WORLD is CONTINGENT FOR EXISTENCE, we can Work Out that THERE MUST BE a NECESSARY BEING that DEPENDS on NOTHING
What are Argument can be made for REVEALED KNOWLEDGE of GOD EXISTENCE as EVIDENCE - FAITH
- Christians DONT BELIEVE NATURAL THEOLOGY ALONE is ENOUGH To Gain FULL KNOWLEDGE of GOD as We are SINFUL and our intellect is Finite.
- We see FAITH work ALONGSIDE REASON. -True Faith comes through a Process of Prayer and Reflection, Allows a Person to Let Go of Reason.
- For CALVIN - Christian FAITH COMES PROPERLY THROUGH an ACCEPTANCE of JESUS as the REDEEMER of the WORLD, done on SPIRITUAL LEVEL, not rational
- ONCE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND that JESUS IS a SPECIAL REVELATION OF GOD’S PURPOSE For the World, then FAITH LEADS TOWARDS TRUE KNOWLEDGE
What are Argument can be made for REVEALED KNOWLEDGE of GOD EXISTENCE as EVIDENCE - GOD’S GRACE
- Grace - God’s UNCONDITIONAL, Constant and Immense GIVING OF GOODNESS to the WORLD. Humans Ask for it.
- Christian BELIEVE IT’S BECAUSE of GOD’S GRACE that we’re GIVEN FAITH and it’s because of God’s Grace that FAITH BECOME REAL, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
What did BARTH ARGUE - about Knowing God
- GOD is so ‘RADICALLY OTHER’ that we CANNOT Use REASON to KNOW GOD, Only Revelation
- HUMAN LANGUAGE Came About to Desrcibe HUMAN THINGS so we CANNOT FULLY DESCRIBE GOD
- HUMAN REASON CANNOT Be Fully TRUSTED - we CANNOT Put REASON ABOVE GOD
- HUMA NATURE was So COMPLETELY CORRUPTED By FALL so ONLY THROUGH REVEATION can GOD INTERACT with HUMANITY
What does BRUNNER ARGUE in RESPONSE To BARTH - Natural Theology
- It’’s POSSIBLE to KNOW GOD Through NATURAL THEOLOGY ; Conscience and Sensus Divivnitas
- HUMAN RECOGNISE the POINT of CONTACT BETWEEN GOD And THEMSLEVES and then BECOME AWARE Of THEIR OWN SINFULL
- NT CANNOT SAVE PEOPLE But it CAN HELP US to Be AWARE that THERE IS A GOD
What is a NO point for BELIEF IN GOD THROUGH FAITH ALONE - DAWKINS
- DAWKINS
- FAITH is an INSUFFICIENT REASON For Belief in Anything, HARMFUL, ENCOURAGING people to Be LAZY in Thinking and AVOID TRYING to REACH Any CERTAINITY.
- “Faith is the GREAT COP OUT, the Great Excuse to Evade the need to Evaluate Evidence.
- FAITH In GOD is LIKE BELIEF in the TOOTH FAIRY - CANNOT be CONCLUSIVELY DISAPPROVED but there’s NO EVIDENCE to SUPPORT
What is a NO point for BELIEF IN GOD THROUGH FAITH ALONE
- UNDERSTANDING of NATURE of GOD is BEYOND REASON - Not Irrational, NON-RATIONAL.
- Whatever Rational Justifications can be Given for Concluding what God is like Difficulty Remains, GOD CANNOT be GRASPED and UNDERSTOOD THROUGH LOGICAL REASONING. Don’t lead to certain Knowledge
What is YES point for BELIEF IN GOD THROUGH FAITH ALONE
- DAWKINS
- CHRISTIANS - FAITH is ESSENTIAL for BELIEF and is Arguably BUILT On KNOWELDGE
- e.g. the BEAUTIFUL ORDERED WORLD, have MORAL AWARENESS, EXPERIENCE LOVE
- a GOD that’s BEYOND The EARTH WOULDN’T be ABLE to Be UNDERSTOOD WITHOUT FAITH & GOD’s GRACE
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