RS Flashcards
Atheist (key concept)
.believing there is no God
.would not follow or join any religion
revelation (key concept)
.a message sent by God
.it is ‘revealed’ or ‘shown’ to the human mind
numinous (key concept)
.sensing the presence of a God
.having a deep spiritual connection with God
causation argument (key concept)
.an argument for the existence of God
.all things in nature depend on God for their existence
omni (key concept)
. a Latin word meaning ‘all’ which is used to describe the qualities of God
.e.g God is omnipotent whihch means all powerful
philsopher (key concept)
. a person who offers views or theories about lifes big question
.the term comes from the ancient greek meaning “lover of wisdom
what do catholics mean when they speak about revelation?
they mean the way in which god has made himself known to humans
what does a theist believe?
believes there is a god
what does a atheist believe?
believes there is no god
what does a agnostic believe?
unsure if there is a god or not
what is the argument for the existence of god/
it points to evidence that suggests our world works well- ie that it was designed in a specific way
example of how our world is designed in such a way that it works properly
trees take in carbon dioxide and give our oxygen
who was William parley
William parley(1743-1805) compared the design of the universe to finding a watch
what did William parley argue about
he argued that just as someone who found the watch would conclude that it was made by someone who looks at the universe must conclude that there is a designer because of how the universe has been designed
christians believe god is
omnipotent- all powerful
omnibenevolent- all loving
omniscient- all knowing
