Natural Theology

Question 1

For most Christian thinkers, ? ? formed and supported their belief. Looking at the beauty of the world leads many to conclude there must be a creator ?, true for ? ?

Answer 1

Natural theology’s.
God.
William Paley.

Question 2

The Bible offers the view that natural world demonstrates truths about God. In Psalms, the writer looks to the sky and sees evidence of God’s existence (“?, our ?, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”).

Answer 2

Lord.

Lord.

Question 3

Paul expressed the view that human experience and reason leads to knowledge of God, arguing people have made God angry as they lead godless lives (“For although they knew ?, they neither glorified him as God nor gave ? to him”).

Answer 3

God.

Thanks.

Question 4

For Aquinas, natural theology was important in demonstrating that Christian belief was ? and in ?

Answer 4

Reasonable.

Support.

Question 5

From seeing the world in a constant state of change due to cause and effect, there must be an ? ? of the world.

Answer 5

Uncaused Causer.

Question 6

Swinburne argued human reason and powers of observation provide us with solid grounds for supporting the probability of a ?

Answer 6

God.