visions

Question 1

what is a vision

Answer 1

visual appearance usually mary jesus an angel or saint - a private revelation

Question 2

what do christians believe about visions

Answer 2

they have been reported in Old Testemant

sign of god showing his love and mystery

Question 3

what do non religious say about visions

Answer 3

there is a lack of evidience so do not prove Gods existance

Question 4

what is a biblical vision give examples

Answer 4

recorded in the bible - moses and elijah appeared with Jesus at the transfiguration

Question 5

what is a non biblical vision - give an example

Answer 5

vision not recorded in the bible St Joan of Arc was visited by 3 saints who told her to force English out of France

Question 6

what is a corporeal vision

Answer 6

physically seeing

Question 7

what is an imaginative vision

Answer 7

a dream

Question 8

Why might visions lead people to believe in God (3)

Answer 8

strengthen their belief in God for people who see them
often cause people to alter their lives - working for good
proof of gods existence

Question 9

what are the arguements against visions as proof of gods existence (6)

Answer 9

no lasting physical proof
they could be hallucinations, made up or a physchological illness
brought on by anxiety or migraine or other illnesses
result of overactive imagination based on images they have seen
not seen by others
scientists can produce visions using drugs

Question 10

what would a catholics response be to a non religious arguement that visions are not real (2)

Answer 10

church investigates each vision to ensure not due to drugs or medication
the visions agree with the teachings of the church

Question 11

what is a miricle

Answer 11

apprears to break the laws of nature

Question 12

how do catholics describe miricles

Answer 12

gods work and proof of his existence

Question 13

name 3 types of miricles and give examples

Answer 13

healing - lepors or soldiers ear
natural - parting of the sea calming of the storm
exorcism

Question 14

2 types of miriacle

Answer 14

biblical - recorded in the bible - soldiers ear

non biblical - not recorded in bible- the healing spring at lourdes

Question 15

what is a religious experience

Answer 15

a feeling of gods presence

Question 16

give 3 examples of recent miricles

Answer 16

our lady of lourdes and the heling stream
miracle of the sun at fatima
when a person becomes a saint 2 miricles have to identified

Question 17

why do miracles lead people to believe in god (3)

Answer 17

there is no natural or scientific explanation
those who experience them feel they had direct contact with god
only god can break natural laws

Question 18

how would non religious argue against the existence of miracles (5)

Answer 18

they are uncommon and unusual coincidences
scientific and medical knowledge is still developing and will one day be able to explain the miracle
miracles from the past - people had no other explanation other than god as limited knowledge of science
if god performed miracles wouldn’t he get rid of hinger and poverty
people who say they have witnessed miracles could be lying, have psychological issues or poor health

Question 19

what would a catholic response be to the non religious arguemet about miracles (6)

Answer 19

they show gods unexplainable power
they are signs of gods presence in the world
he sends miracles to strengthan faith
they reveal gods omnipotent nature
god can not grant every request - he has his plan
miricles recorded in biblble so not unreasonable for them to happen today.

Question 20

state sowa for miracles

Answer 20

john said jesus said miracles were necessary to help christians believe - unless you see the signs and wonders you will not believe