Religious Studies 1 Flashcards
What is an atheist
They believe god does not exist
What does Omni-benevolence mean
It means all-loving
What is a humanitarian
They don’t necessarily believe there is a god but that you should look after the humans around you
What does immanence mean
It means God is apart of this world
Give an example of how god can be immanent
God can perform miracles
Give an example of how god is all-present
God can be seen as being all-present by knowing whether you are sinning or performing good deeds
What is an agnostic person
They believe there might be a god but equally sees why there might not be one one. So isn’t sure!
What does omnipotence mean
It means all-powerful
Give an example of how God can be seen as being trancendant
*God can be seen as not being apart of this world because God may allow a lot of hate and suffering to occur in the world which may hurt many people
Or
*He may allow us to make our own decisions as well
What is the design argument
It is made of these steps:
~To design something with a purpose takes intelligence
~The universe appears to have been designed with a purpose
~Therefore, the designer must be very knowledgeable in order to design the universe
~This being is surely god
Who argued the teleological argument
William parley
What is the teleological argument also known as
The design arguement
What is the first cause argument
The steps:
~Everything must have a cause inorder to have an effect
~The universe must have had a cause to happen because it couldn’t happen by itself
+Something with great power must have created the universe
~This powerful,great cause must be God
Who argued the first cause argument
Thomas Aquinas
What does transcendence mean
It mean that God is not apart of this world
