Relgion Flashcards

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Theism

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The belief there is a god or gods

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Theist

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A person that believes there is a god or gods

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3
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Atheism

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The belief there is no such thing as god or gods

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4
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Atheist

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A person who believes there is no such thing as god

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5
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Monotheism

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The belief there’s only one god

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6
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Polytheism

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The belief there’re many gods

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7
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Ineffable

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Something that cannot be described in human language

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8
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Omnipresent

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The belief god is present at all Time

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Omnipotent

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The belief god is all powerful

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10
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Omniscient

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The belief god is all knowing

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Eternal

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The belief god has always existed and always will be

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12
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Immanent

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The belief that god is involved in the world and interacts with it

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13
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Transcendent

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the belief that God is not limited
in the ways that humans are

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14
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Via Negativa

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a way of talking about God by
only saying what God is not

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15
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Prime Mover

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the name that Aristotle used
for God

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16
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Pluralism

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the belief that all religions are
different expressions of the same
God

17
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Free Will

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the belief that humans make
their own choices & have power
over their actions