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What is a revelation?

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God revealing or showing something of himself

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What do Catholics believe is the final revelation of God?

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Jesus

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What bible quote shows Jesus is the final revelation of God?

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“In these last days he has spoken to us by son”

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What do Catholics believe is the first revelation of God?

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When God revealed himself to people of Israel through talking to Moses from the burning bush

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What does the revelation of Jesus show about God?

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Benevolence as God sent Jesus out of love for humans - “For God so loved the world he gave his only son”
Sent Jesus to save humans and lead them back to faith
Sending Jesus was a sacrifice for God

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What are religious experiences?

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A feeling of the presence of God which fills a person with awe and sometimes fear

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What does Numinous mean?

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Having a mysterious, spirit or holy quantity

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For Catholics what do religious experiences need to include?

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The presence of God

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What does transcendence mean?

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Going beyond human experience and existing outside of the material

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What did David humes argue against miracles? (3)

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Doesn’t prove God exists because:
could be mass trick or illusion
could be caused by another being
testimony of witnesses isn’t reliable

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What is a vision?

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A visual appearance from God

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What do Catholics believe that visions show?

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The loving mysterious nature of God

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What are corporeal visions?

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Where people physically see something

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What are imaginative visions?

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Where people see something in dreams or imagination

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Why are visions important to Catholics? (5)

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Encourage faith 
Shows loving part of God as he shows guidance through visions 
Demonstrates mystery of God 
Could test faith or prompt actions 
Suggest direct call from God
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What is a vision example from the Old Test?

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Abraham is visited by God and his vision was fulfilled (shows existence of God)

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What is a vision example from the New Test? (plus quote)

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In the transfiguration of Jesus, Moses and Elijah appear to Jesus, Peter, James and John
“This is my beloved son”

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Non biblical visions?

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Joan of Arc, resulted in behaviour change

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Why visions lead Catholics to believe in God? (3)

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Abrahams vision = fulfilled
Richard Swinburne said if God was real we’d expect some contact and he contacts through visions
Visions can be powerful and strengthen faith

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Why are visions NOT proof of existence of God? (4)

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No lasting or physical proof
Could be hallucinations
No reason to be seen as proof of God existence
Dreams could be subconcious wanting to have religious experience

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What is a miracle?

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Something that appears to be breaking the laws of nature or that can’t be explained by science

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Biblical examples of miracles (4)

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Jesus feeding 5,000
Jesus turning water into wine at wedding in Cana
Jesus healing officials son who wasn’t present
Moses parting the Red Sea

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Non biblical miracle example?

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Lourdes - Over 70 people have been healed since 1858 when Bernadatte visited Mary

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Why miracles may lead people to believe in existence of God? (3)

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God is only explanation
Only God (omnipotent) can break natural laws
Those who experienced may feel personally touched by God

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Reasons against miracles being proof of existence of God

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Scientific/medical knowledge is developing - many past miracles can be explained
Always based of witnesses - can be mistakes or lies
Unusual events do occur but God isn’t always the answer - could be different God

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What are 2 catholic beliefs about religious experience?

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Can’t be new revelations - Jesus was final revelation to Catholics
Some can deepen our understanding of what has already been revealed, our understanding may not be explicit

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Why do religious experiences lead to belief in God?

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Richard Swinburne said religious experiences are keeping in gods nature
If the person is trustworthy then why shouldn’t we believe them, (Richard Swinburnes principle of credulity - belief in senses)

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3 steps to William Paleys belief?

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  1. Walking through field, see a rock, you assume it was always there
  2. If you see a watch (complex) you say it needs a designer
  3. Human eye is more complex than a watch therefore it needs a designer. Designer is God
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Why does evidence of design lead to a belief in God? (3)

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> As complex designs in nature can only be explained by an omnipotent being
William paley says complex things are designed with purpose therefore we shouldn’t assume the order of universe is accidental
Based on our own experience of design, they’re things everyone can observe

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Why does evidence of design not lead to belief in God? (3)

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> Science shows natural things we think are designed are just products of evolution
Evil and suffering are signs God is a bad designer or there is no designer
David Humes said universe is unique so we can’t use analogy to explain it

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What is the cosmological argument?

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St Thomas Aquias claimed God was the ‘cause’ of the universe

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What did Thomas Aquinas propose?

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That God was the first cause of the universe

33
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What are 3 strengths of the cosmological argument?

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It’s based on experience
More logical than the alternative (infinite chain of cause and effect seems impossible)
It’s compatible with scientific evidence (the Big Bang)

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If the argument against the design argument is the impossibility of a total explanation, what is the catholic response?

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A rejection of infinite chains of cause and effect means a total explanation is possible

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What does Russell say about the universe as a whole during the cosmopolitan argument?

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That just because everything IN the universe has a cause doesn’t mean the whole universe does

36
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What do some scientists say was the start of the universe in response to cosmological argument?

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That the Big Bang was the cause of the universe, not God

37
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What do Catholics say in response to arguments against cosmological argument?(3)

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That everything starts somewhere and only an omnipotent God could be the beginning
That all things in the universe have had their causes investigated so why not investigate the universe itself
That a rejection of infinite chains of causes and effects means total explanation is possible

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What does evil in the world suggest?

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That there can’t be an omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent God

39
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What do Catholics believe suffering is a consequence of?

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Free will

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What do Catholics believe suffering provides an opportunity for?

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For people to do good, to learn and to grow

41
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What says that ‘God will reward the good and punish the Rebels’

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Isaiah 45

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What does David Hume say a weakness of the design argument is?

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Suffering

43
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What is natural evil?

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Natural disasters eg earthquakes

44
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What is moral evil?

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Evil from humans

45
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What do some Catholics see natural evil as?

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A test of faith

46
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What is a Catholics reasoning for moral evil?

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God gave us a conscious and encourages us to act in the right way but because of free will he can’t make us

47
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What is a Catholics reasoning for natural evil?

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As a test of faith and encouragement to do good

48
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What does the bible tell about suffering?

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That some individuals suffered greatly but remained faithful

49
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Who tried to provide solutions to the problem of evil and suffering in their theodicies?

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St Iraneous

St Augustine

50
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What are practical solutions to evil and suffering for catholics?

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Charity & Prayer

51
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What are biblical responses in Job to evil and suffering?

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God allows Job to be tested by Satan

Faith gives strength to those who are suffering

52
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What does Job help catholics understand about evil and suffering?

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That suffering may be something not understood by humans

53
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What does psalms 119 teach Christians about suffering?

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It teaches them that they can learn from their previous suffering

54
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What does the New Testament say in response to evil and suffering problem?

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Any problem of evil has Christ at the heart of the answer

That there must be a higher purpose that humans won’t understand

55
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What did St Augustine say about what some catholics believe?

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He said they believe that evil is just an absence of good

56
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What did St Augustine say the reward to choosing good out of free will will be?

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Entry into heaven

57
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What is St Irenaeus response to evil and suffering?(2)

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That it’s the best way for humans to develop and grow

People learn to make correct moral choices

58
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What does St Irenaeus say about human’s being created in God’s image?

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He says we are incomplete so we must try to be like him

59
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What is a bible quote about charity being good in response to evil?

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“Helping others is the same as helping Christ” - Matthew 25:31-46

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What is the bible a reminder of in relation to evil and suffering?

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A reminder of the suffering of Jesus and the people of God in Old Testament

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