Theme C - The existence of God

Question 1

life after death

Answer 1

any belief which says that death is not the end

Question 2

re incarnation

Answer 2

soul is born into a flesh body again

Question 3

near death experience

Answer 3

an out of body experience when ppl are close to death

Question 4

mediums

Answer 4

ppl who claim to be able to communicate with the dead

Question 5

deja vu

Answer 5

a feeling that you have experienced something before

Question 6

past life recollection

Answer 6

having memories of a previous life

Question 7

evidence of life after death

Answer 7

mediums
ghosts
deja vu
near death experiences

Question 8

teleological argument

Answer 8

william paleys
-design argument
-God is the designer of the world

Question 9

cosmological argument

Answer 9

• Thomas Aquinas’
  -first cause argument
  -God is the cause of the world

Question 10

Anthropic principle

Answer 10

• belief that because the universe is set up for the development of intelligent life
  -it must have a designer
  -that has fine tuned things for life

Question 11

weakness of anthropic principle

Answer 11

the world has flaws
natural disasters

Question 12

design argument analogy

Answer 12

clock
trees

Question 13

design argument theory

Answer 13

-all intellignet designs have an intelligent designer
-universe serves a purpose = intelligent
- must have an intelligent designer = God

Question 14

Strengths of design argument

Answer 14

• fits well with biblical evidence
• fits with modern science as conditions are just right
• provides ways for religion and science beliefs to coexist

Question 15

weaknesses of design argument

Answer 15

• not all designs serve a purpose
• flawed design = natural disasters
• evolution

Question 16

Thomas Aquinas’ 5th way

Answer 16

• everything in nature is evidence for design
• a being directs all
• an intelligent being directs everything to its purpose = God

Question 17

Muslim view - design argument

Answer 17

• God made humans to serve Him
• put humans in charge of animals
• complex design of world (balanced)
• only God

Question 18

William Paley - design argument

Answer 18

• design isn’t accidental
• works of God

Question 19

Thomas Aquinas - design argument

Answer 19

• only an intelligent being could keep things in order
  -keep planets from colliding

Question 20

Fred Tennant - design argument

Answer 20

• just right for humans to develop
• designed by God
  -refers to gravity = just right

Question 21

First cause argument theory

Answer 21

• everything must have a cause
• the universe must have a cause; couldn’t have happened on its own
• a powerful cause needed
• must be God
  -God exists

Question 22

weaknesses of first cause argument

Answer 22

• cause could be anything
• may be bias
• impossible to know what started the universe
• big bang theor

Question 23

strengths of first cause argument

Answer 23

• logical
• God caused BBT
• simplest explanation

Question 24

Kalam’s argument

Answer 24

• everything that begins to exist has a cause
  -univere bgegan to exist
  -must have a cause

Question 25

Aristotle’s argument

Answer 25

• everything is brought to existence by something else
  -chain of cause/effect goes back forever
• must be a first cause
  -which is unmoved