Theology Flashcards
theory that the universe contains all the necessary properties that make the existence of intelligent life inevitable
Anthropic Principle
the belief that God does not exist
atheism
the belief that we should be tolerant of other religions so that we can all get along
Descriptive Religious Pluralism
theory that the complexity and information found in DNA reveal evidence for design
Genetic Information Theory
a political movement that interprets the teachings of Jesus Christ as a call to liberate the poor from the conditions of social, material, and economic
Liberation Theology
the belief that there is only one God
Monotheism
like normal atheism but they also believe that religion is evil and should be opposed
New Atheism
life throughout the universe comes from space (alien matter meteors and crap)
Panspermia
the belief that EVERYTHING is ultimately divine
Pantheism
the belief in multiple deities
Polytheism
the belief that we should be tolerant of all religions because no one religion can be true for everyone
Prescriptive Religious Pluralism
the belief that after a biological death, the soul is reborn in a new body, animal or human, and it continues its quest for enlightenment
Reincarnation
acknowledgment that many different religions exist in today’s diverse society
Religious Pluralism
the amount of usable energy in an enclosed system will decrease over time (physical law that lead scientists to believe that the universe did have a beginning)
Second Law of Thermodynamics
the belief that non-living matter produced living matter through purely natural processes
Spontaneous Generation
