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Dichotomy
division of an issue into only TWO simple positions thinking about issues in ‘black-and-white’ & ‘either/or’ terms
Conflation
careless co-mingling of distinct ideas into ONE undifferentiated concept
Theism
BELIEF in a personal God
Deism
BELIEF in an impersonal God
Atheism
BELIEF that God does not exist
Agnosticism
BELIEF that there is no knowledge regarding the existence or non-existence of God
Conservative Christianity
CONSERVES the beliefs of the Apostles’ Creed
Liberal Christianity
REJECTS the beliefs of the Apostles’ Creed
Fundamentalism
conflation of (1) Christianity (2) origins in 6 days (3) biblical ethics
Special Revelation
BELIEF that God communicates SPECIFIC information to humanity
General Revelation
BELIEF that God communicates GENERAL information to all of humanity
Natural Revelation
nature reflects God & some of his general attributes
Moral Revelation
human conscience & sense of morality
Metaphysics
Ultimate Beliefs:
- beliefs about the Ultimate Reality behind and beyond nature
- religious & philosophical beliefs
Intelligent Design
BELIEF that the beauty, complexity, and functionality in nature reflect rationality and the creative work of an Intelligent Designer
Teleology
BELIEF that the universe & life have an ultimate plan and ultimate purpose and that the world is moving toward an ultimate goal or final end
Dysteleology
BELIEF that the universe & life have NO ultimate plan, NO ultimate purpose, NO ultimate goal, and NO ultimate final end
Epistemology
rules of knowing, theory of knowledge
Positivism
a theory of knowledge that claims Truth is only determined by: (1) logic & (2) science
Scientism
conflation of science & secular worldview