Believing In God Flashcards
(20 cards)
Define Polytheistic
Belief in many God
Define Monotheistic
Belief in one God.
Define omniscient
God is all knowing
Define Omnibenevolent
God is all loving.
Define Omnipotent
God is all powerful
Define numinous
Feeling of something greater than you
Define conversion
When your life is changed by God
Define miracle
Breaks the law of science
Define prayer
An attempt to contact God
Define causation
Idea everything has a cause
Define moral evil
Evil caused by man
Define natural evil
Natural disasters
What are features of a Christian upbringing?
Church Prayer Baptism Bible Sunday school Socialisation
What are Christian reasons for the world creation?
God 7 days
Scientific reasons for world creation
Wonders of world Evolution DNA Scientific evidence Humans
What did St. Thomas Aquinas say about causation?
> everything has a cause and nothing can cause itself.
therefore everything is caused.
an infinite amount of causes is impossible so something must have started it all.
the Un-caused cause is God.
What happens when prayers are unanswered?
This may lead to a disbelief in God as they feel like they don’t matter.
What is a selfish prayer?
All about yourself
What is a personal prayer?
Asking about something relating to you.
What are the evil arguments?
> if God is Omnibenevolent then why does he not stop evil.
if God is omniscient why did he not know the world would end up like this.
if God was omnipotent he would be able to stop evil.
