key quotes in philosophy and christianity Flashcards
(38 cards)
this all men speak of as…
cosmological
God
why God is the first cause, forst mover and the necessary being etc…
God is a being than which….
ontological argument
no greater can be concieved
anselm’s prayer
The marks of design are…
design argument
too strong to be gotten over
Natural theology by Paley, said God had to have a designer
simplicity is…
design argument
always evidence for truth
swinburne, said the simplest explanation is always the most likely
a wise man…
design argument
proportions his beliefs to his evidence
Hume, doesnt require God to have the world
if God is willing but unable to…
POE
prevent evil, then he is impotent, if he is able but not willing, he is malevolent. Is he both willing and able? then whence is evil?
Epicurus - known as the epicurean paradox on why theres evil.
he would be like an…
POE
overprotective parent who will not let his child out of his sight for a moment.
Swinburne in the existence of God - why he does not intervene
what is the definition of unnecessary evil?
Rowe’s evidential POE
“intense human and animal suffering that occurs on a daily basis and is in great plentitude in our world”
william rowe on the definition of evil, supports evidential POE
the vale of…
POE
soul-making
Hick’s soul making theodicy
I saw nothing with…
religious experiences
the eyes of the body, nothing with the eyes of the mind
theresa of avila, talking about how she felt Jesus’ presence
what one seems to percieve…
religious experiences
is probably so
swinburne - goes back to simplest explanation is probs right
religion is the process of …
religious experience
unconscious wish fulfilment
freud - religious experience is an illusion caused by core beliefs manif
a miracle is…
hume, miracles
a transgression of a law of nature by the particular volition of a deity
defines miracles then rips the argument for them apart
wiles - miracles dont occur because they are …
“religiously unsatisfactory in the view of their highly selective character”
wiles is a deist, no miracles, only miracle is the miracle of creation
i think …
SD&A phil
therefore I am
descartes, substance dualism
when i die, I shall…
SD&A phil
rot, and nothing of my ego will survive
Russell - we die, thats it, too much credit to ourselves if not
no sentence which purpotes to…
Religious language
describe the nature of God can possess any literal significance
ayer, logical positivism, verification principle
they die a…
religious language
death of a thousand qualifications
flew, falsification, parable of the gardener
i am the first and…
God
I am the last; apart from me there is no God
monotheism quote to support
the lord our God, …
god
the lord is one.
monotheism
mark 1:10
God
you are my son, and with you i am well pleased
trinity - son, father, spirit are 3 things etc etc
John 10:30
God
the father and I are one
apostles creed
god as father
the father almighty, creator of heaven and earth…
Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord
father of all things, father of Jesus
for god so …
God as love
loved the world that he gave his one and only son
Loving and personal sacrifice
