Pre Topic 1 (actually Topic One Other Is Topic 2) Flashcards
(27 cards)
What is Theism
The belief that there is a god or multiple gods
What is an Theist
A Person who believes in a god or multiple gods
What is atheism
The belief that there is no god
What is an atheist
A person who does not believe in a god
What is monotheism
The belief that there is only one god
What is polytheism
The belief that there is many gods
What is term most people call god to show he is indescribable?
Ineffable
What does omnipresent mean
Always with us (god is everywhere)
What does omnipotent mean?
God is all powerful
What does omniscient mean?
God is all knowing
What does eternal mean (religious definition)
God is forever alive
What does immanent mean
God is within the world
What does transcendent mean?
God is above everything
What does Omnibenevolent mean?
God is all loving
What is the vía negativa
A theory of how to describe god by a philosopher from the 12th century called Mainmonides.
Who invented the vía negativa?
Mainmonides
When was the vía negativa invented?
The 12th century
What was a good thing about the vía negativa?
It narrowed down what god might be
What did the vía negativa do?
It described god negatively like saying god is not eg. God is not a table
Who was Aristotle?
A man considered to be the first ever scientist.
Where did Aristotle build his school?
Lyceum
What did Aristotle become after being a teacher?
A biologist
What did Aristotle reject about Greeks way of thinking about gods
He rejected that they thought gods were humans as he believed gods were forces and he believed they weren’t loving or caring as they were a force.
Who is Karen Armstrong
A famous woman who believes god is ineffable but it is good to explain him through photos and art she also wrote a book called the history of God.
