PRE Rational Flashcards
(16 cards)
Theist
A person who believes in god
Atheist
A person who does not believe in god
Rational
A belief that us logical , reasonable and based on good evidence
Monotheism
The belief that there is only one god
Polytheism
The belief that there is more than one god or many gods
Agnostic
Not sure if there is a god
Richard swinburne’s argument
Swinburne believes miracles are good proof of god because god can do things that are unexplainable and that god is omnipotent
What was Swinburne personal experience with god
He was shot in the back causing him to be paralysed but after he prayed at Lourdes he could walk again
Miracle
An unexplainable or impossible event that people believe is caused by god
What is the difference between natural evil and moral evil
Moral evil is man made evil while natural evil is not man made like natural disasters
What is John Mackie’s argument
John mackie uses the inconsistent triad and says that’s god isn’t real because all three point can’t be true
What are the three points of the inconsistent triad
God is omnipotent, god in omnibenevolant , and evil exists
Omnipotent
God is all powerful
Omnibenevolent
God is all loving and caring
What is William Paley argument
He believes the world is so complex that it can be here by chance there must be a creater(god) he also compares the world to a watch with a missing piece
What is Thomas Aquinas argument
That everything must have a beginning and he calls god the first cause because he thinks god is the first cause of the world
