Theme C: The Existence of God and Revelation part 1: Flashcards
Who created the pocket watch theory?
William Paley
What piece of evidence did Isaac Newton use to support the existence of God?
The thumbprint - unique
What is the theory that has been created to support God’s existence down to the fine-tuning of the world?
Goldilocks theory
Who created the theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
What was Darwins reasoning behind Evolution ?
Species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual’s ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.
What did Sir Thomas Aquinas argue?
- Everything has a cause
- Without a first cause there will be no other causes and no effects
Strengths for the First Cause argument
- Everything has to have or need a cause
What do some Christian’s believe about the First Cause Theory?
That God caused the Big Bang
Weaknesses of the First Cause Argument
– The first cause could have been the Big Bang