THEME 3 R And P

Question 1

Design argument

Answer 1

• idea that the world is so designed that god must exist as a designer , also “theological argument “

Question 2

First cause

Answer 2

Idea that world was the result of something causing it (big bang)

Question 3

General revelation

Answer 3

• seeing god through nature (indirect)

Question 4

Humanism

Answer 4

• belief system that doesn’t include god , sees as central the morally good behaviour of humans

Question 5

Illusion

Answer 5

Not real , a trick of the mind

Question 6

Immanent

Answer 6

God is at work in the world (miracles)

Question 7

Impersonal

Answer 7

God is beyond human capacity to understand (emotionally and intellectually)

Question 8

Omniscient

Answer 8

All-knowing

Question 9

Omnipotent

Answer 9

All-powerful

Question 10

Personal

Answer 10

Humans meet and connect with god

Question 11

Polytheist

Answer 11

A person who believes in several gods

Question 12

Reality

Answer 12

Real or actual

Question 13

Revelation

Answer 13

God revealing himself

Question 14

Special revelation

Answer 14

Seeing god directly in a vision or somet

Question 15

Thomas aquinas

Answer 15

• Italian philosophy and catholic priest

- wrote 5 arguments for gods existence (argument from cause )

Question 16

Transcendent

Answer 16

God is beyond space and time

Question 17

Ultimate reality

Answer 17

One god

Question 18

Will paley

Answer 18

Clergyman , who our idea of design argument for beginning of world

Question 19

Christianity (visions)

Answer 19

• Christians believe god speaks to humans directly through revelations (god tells religious truths)
• profound impact on lives ,causing Great change
• Fred Ferrari became a evangelical Christian after being a criminal

Question 20

Humanism (visions)

Answer 20

Caused by 
- hallucinating 
- illness
- drugs
They do not look for supernatural explanations , they don’t believe in a divine being

Question 21

Atheism (visions)

Answer 21

• people just hallucinating

- no source for revelation other than our own brain

Question 22

Miracles (Christianity

Answer 22

• god has intervened in his creation to make something good happen (healing incurable)
• “ mother Teresa died , on her first anniversary a non - Christian Indian was cured of a abdominal tumour overnight “
• they prayed and believed it showed the necessary faith for mother Teresa to return and bring back gods faith

Question 23

Atheism (miracles)

Answer 23

• god didn’t do it

- it was something which naturally occurred (spontaneous regression) that is not yet been proved by science

Question 24

Humanism (miracles)

Answer 24

• non supernatural answer for this event
• previous events classed as “miracles “ are now provable by science
• those who call them “miracles” are religiously bias

Question 25

Buddishm ( miracles)

Answer 25

• mantra - resolve ones own resources and strengths
• Buddha told his followers “do not look to a supernatural being for answers “
• their path was their own

Question 26

Nature as general revelation (Christianity)

Answer 26

• just as an artist leaves clues of his work so does god in his creation
• beauty of nature , it does seem to be designed , the patterns in nature
• will paley used this idea to prove god exists by using the world and nature as evidence
• for example in a beautiful sunset they see god at work just like in new life
  All this is god revealing himself

Question 27

Humanism (nature as gen Rev)

Answer 27

• nothing is being revealed
• should just appreciate beauty and natural patterns
• is simply a person interpretation and not reality
• there are reasons why someone might interpret it as god however there is no proof it ever was
• a non- existent thing cannot be revealed in any way

Question 28

Atheism (gen Rev)

Answer 28

• it reveals nothing to others , especially those who believe there is no god or divine being