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1
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Define omniscient

A

all knowing

2
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Define omnipotent

A

all powerful

3
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Define omnipresent

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present everywhere

4
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Define omnibenevolent

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all loving

5
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God is eternal, meaning

A

outside time

6
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God is the creator, meaning

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god created the world

7
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God is transcendant, meaning

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god is outside the world

8
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God is immanent, meaning

A

god is everywhere

9
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God is impersonal, meaning

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god is a force that holds the world together

10
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God is personal, meaning

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god can be talked to

11
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An example of God being personal and immanent

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God appears to moses as a burning bush

12
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An example of God being impersonal and transcendant

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There would be no life without God

13
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Name the three things the Trinity suggests God is

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Father, Son and Holy Spirit

14
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What is a problem with the Trinity

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it turns into a more than one God religion

15
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Step one of the design argument

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the world is full of pattern and order

16
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Step two of the design argument

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this is evidence that God exists

17
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Step three of the design argument

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the world was planned out, not made by chance

18
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What does the design argument prove

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God made the universe

19
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Give one criticism of the design argument

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this doesn’t prove that there is only one God

20
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What does the cosmological argument suggest

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whatever begins to exist has a cause and the universe began to exist therefore it had a cause

21
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We all have a sense of right and wrong…

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we know what we should do even if we don’t do it, this comes from God

22
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Criticism…

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It’s how we are brought up by our parents

23
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What is upbringing

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If you’re brought up by a Christian you are most likely to be a Christian