Unit 1 Existence of God Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Theist?
A
Someone who believesthere is a God
2
Q
What is an Atheist?
A
someone who believes there is no God
3
Q
What is an Agnostic?
A
someone who believes we cannot be sure whether ofr not there is a God
4
Q
Who put forward ‘The First cause argument’?
A
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
5
Q
What did this Domiican monk use to persuade people that God existed?
A
Reason or logic
6
Q
What symbolism is used in this argument to suggest that everything is part of a chain of cause and effect?
A
A line of dominoes
7
Q
An outside force is needed to pish the domino over. What does this suggest?
A
When we trace everything back, the universe must have had a first cause.
8
Q
The first cause must be eternal (has no beginning). What does Aquinas call this?
A
Uncaused Causer
9
Q
Who is the ‘Uncaused Cause’ ?
A
God
