The Existance Of God Flashcards

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What is a theist

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Someone who believes in God

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What is an agnostic

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Someone who is not sure what to believe- they feel there is not enough evidence to prove gods existence

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What is an atheist

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Someone who does not believe in God

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Explain what the first cause argument is

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The universe had to have a cause as it couldn’t have come from nothing, something must have caused it. Something eternal must have caused our universe. Only thing we know to be eternal is God. God must exist

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What are the 5 arguments which prove God’s existence

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1) first cause (cosmological)
2) design (teleological)
3) miracles
4) religious experience
5) morality

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What are the 4 sections of the design argument

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1) William Palley
2) StThomas Aquinas
3) Isaac Newton
4) Anthropic principle

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What was William Palley’s ideas on the design argument

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Watch. If you didn’t know what it was you would think it was too complex to happen by chance so must have a purpose. It needs designer. Natural worl needs a designer in the same way. Only thing we know to be powerful enough is God.

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