P.R.E Flashcards
Rational
A belief that is logical, reasonable, and based on good evidence
Miracle
An unexplainable or impossible event that people believe is caused by god
Richard Swinburn
Belief in god:
Thinks that miracles are good evidence that god exists
Natural evil
Evil caused by the earth: e.g Earthquakes
Moral evil
Evil caused by humans: e.g. Murder
John Mackie
Against belief in god:
Thinks that suffering is proof that god doesn’t exist
Inconsistent triangle
If god is all loving (omnibelevolent), all powerful(omnipotent) evil cannot exist
William Paley (design argument)
Belief in god:
Thinks the world is like a watch, because everything fits together and cannot have happened b chance
Design argument
Complex things do not happen by chance, they have to have a creator / The world is a very complex thing / The world could have not happened by chance / The world must have a creator / This creator must be god
Sigmund Freud
Against Belief in god:
Freud believed god was something we created to comfort ourselves
Thomas Aquinas (Cosmological argument)
Belief in God:
Everything that exists was caused by something else / The chain of cause and effect goes back through time / There must have been a beginning, a first cause / This is God
The name Aquinus uses for God
The first cause
Thiest
A person who believes in God
Atheist
A person who does not believe in God
Monotheism
The belief that there is only on God
Polytheism
The belief that there is more than one god
Omnipotent
All powerful
Omnibelevolent
All loving
Freuds 3 wishes
The desire for a father, the desire for fairness and the desire for immortality
