P.R.E Flashcards
Rational
A belief that is logical, reasonable, and based on good evidence
Miracle
An unexplainable or impossible event that people believe is caused by god
Richard Swinburn
Belief in god:
Thinks that miracles are good evidence that god exists
Natural evil
Evil caused by the earth: e.g Earthquakes
Moral evil
Evil caused by humans: e.g. Murder
John Mackie
Against belief in god:
Thinks that suffering is proof that god doesn’t exist
Inconsistent triangle
If god is all loving (omnibelevolent), all powerful(omnipotent) evil cannot exist
William Paley (design argument)
Belief in god:
Thinks the world is like a watch, because everything fits together and cannot have happened b chance
Design argument
Complex things do not happen by chance, they have to have a creator / The world is a very complex thing / The world could have not happened by chance / The world must have a creator / This creator must be god
Sigmund Freud
Against Belief in god:
Freud believed god was something we created to comfort ourselves
Thomas Aquinas (Cosmological argument)
Belief in God:
Everything that exists was caused by something else / The chain of cause and effect goes back through time / There must have been a beginning, a first cause / This is God
The name Aquinus uses for God
The first cause
Thiest
A person who believes in God
Atheist
A person who does not believe in God
Monotheism
The belief that there is only on God
