Religion Test 1 Flashcards
study (36 cards)
omnipotence
(God can or does everything, there is no limit for God)
Richard Rorty
-religious beliefs should remain in the private sphere and not be used as the basis for public policy or debate - Rorty says this is more poetry/hobby than a claim. only when you engage with others do you need to test beliefs
Benedikt Paul Gocke
The concept of God will provide answers to fundamental philosophical, theological, and, in principle, scientific questions about the origin, purpose, and future of the universe and our place in it.
Theism
God is omnipotent, omniscient, immutable, and entirely distinct from the world
Panentheism
God is in everything but also transcends the universe
theistic emergentism
God is dynamic and evolves with the world
Pantheism
God and the universe are identical, there is no distinction between God and reality.
Ground
The source for all things, The explanation and reason for all things (Matter, Energy)
Epistemology
The study of knowledge
Ontology / metaphysical
The study of reality
Model
A way to grasp something complex, Theism, Pantheism, ect
David Johnson
The Three Arguments - Evil in the world, based on faith over evidence, Kalam Cosmological Argument
Martin Luther
(The critique of religion)
We create the gods to our liking. For Luther, the First Commandment is the most important because all other sins stem from breaking it.
William Cliford
Nature is the giver of belief, he is a naturalist, nature follows the natural law, humans propose, nature disposes, All about beliefs, you have to always test your beliefs, Clifford holds that beliefs are consequences of evidence Roots of actions
How are beliefs justified?
Duty of inquiry
Testing
Why do we need justified beliefs?
Origin matters more than the content of the belief
Doesn’t matter what the belief is but rather how you got it
Beliefs affects everyone
How do we get beliefs?
Observe it, personal experience, inquiry
Imagination
Choices
Testimony (what you hear), requires trust
William James
William james, actions are generated by beliefs
Fruits of actions, Live possibility,
forced action
you either go or you don’t go, now or never (artic example)
(James)
Rudolf Bultmann
Bultmann argues that speaking of God isn’t about describing a supernatural being but expressing an existential relationship, Faith, for him, is not theoretical knowledge but a personal decision that shapes one’s existence. There is no way to talk about god so we turn to faith, only way we can get God is if God Gives God to us
Naturalism
N1 = All is nature
N2 = No God or anything non natural (No supernatural)
N3 = There is knowledge other than scientific knowledge,
it’s everything, nothing outside it. (spatial metaphor)
Religious Naturalism
RN1=N1
RN2=there is no personal god
RN3=Religious value can be found in part of nature, all of nature, or both, still can talk about god but have to change how you do it. is a subset of naturalism that integrates a sense of spirituality or religious-like reverence toward the natural world
God to a RN
God is beyond
Symbol - metaphor
Nature (pathenism), all is god
God is a force, entity within nature
Carol Wayne White
-Finding hope in climate change, Nature and humans are super connected like a web, We have to cultivate awareness of our interconnectedness (this is a religious act)
