NT: innate Human Sense Of The Divine Flashcards
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
What are humans born with ?
Born with a sense
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
What is born with a sense
We are just born this a sense of God and something beyond us , still something that draws humans beings to belief and beyond ourselves
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
What helps to support idea of born with a sense ?
When we are in the womb there is someone outside us right from the moment of contraception big and beyond us hence why we’re a born with sense
Strength of Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
Born with a sense of God
- dates back to many Roman philosopher for example Roman philosopher Cicero have pondered throughout time and history people have a sense of an infinite God so born with sense of God
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
Weakness of born with a sense of God by Dawkins
Still don’t believe in thaw and Greek and Roman gods
What is made in the image for Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
There’s a spark of the divine/God within us so we are designed as humans to seek and respond to God , part of God within us so it is the reason why we belief and understand God
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
What is sensus divinitas?
- idea of Calvin of sense of God
- by human mind and natural instinct we have an awareness of God
- so no excuse to ignore God as even ignorant people have this sense
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
What is epistemic distance ?
God purposely makes a distance so we can exercise free will but Calvin believes we create the epistemic distance by ignoring God
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
What is a strength : of empistemic distance
Links back to Augustine and we questions God due to lack of relationship linking to problem of evil
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
Asthetic arguement
We appreciate beauty and goodness beyond evolution making us special and help us to connect with God
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
What is innate sense of morality ?
Links to conscience as we feel guilty when we do something wrong this is given by God to understand and connect with God
Natural theology: innate human sense of the divine
Strength of innate sense of morality
Links to innate sense of morality , Plato would argue that because our souls have entered the world of forms so we innately know right and wrong
