PTE - Key Terms Flashcards

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Theodicy

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Why there is suffering if God is omnibenevolent, potent and scient.

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2
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Moral evil

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Caused by humans.

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3
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Natural evil

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Caused naturally.

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4
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Covenant

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Promise to God of holding up Judaism rules, creating idea of chosen peoples.

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5
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Diaspora

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Dispersion of Jewish people around the world.

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6
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Anti-semitism

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Hatred against Jewish people (similar to Islamophobia).

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7
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Ghetto

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Place all Jews were relocated to

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Aksia

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Plan to round up Jews to take to concentration camps to kill them.

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Inconsistent triad

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If God is omni, then he knows, wants to stop, and has the power to stop suffering.

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10
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Dukkha

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Suffering.

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11
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Anicca

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Nothing lasts forever.

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12
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Anatta

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Everything is connected.

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13
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Samsara

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Cycle of death and rebirth.

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14
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Moksha

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State of complete understanding and freedom from samsara in Hinduism.

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15
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Nibbana

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State of complete understanding and freedom from samsara in Buddhism.

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16
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Karma

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Forward reaching consequences of our choices in this life going to our next.

17
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Free will

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We are able to act as we want at all times.

18
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Hard determinism

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People have no free will. All actions are results of previous causes.

19
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Soft determinism

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People have some control over their actions, but factors like genetics and environment influence our decisions.

20
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Superego

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Internal rules we learn from society.

21
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ID

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Base impulses and desires.

22
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Ego

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How we express internal conflict between rules and desires.

23
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Insha’Allah

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God willing.

24
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Existentialism

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Way of thinking that asks big questions about meaning of life and why we exist.

25
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Behaviourism

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  • mind and thoughts can be explained by visible behaviour
  • behaviour, minds, and free will are conditioned by environment.