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Flashcards by E.M. Flood, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by E.M. Flood
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| Question | Answer |
| What are the 3 questions about God? | ~ Does God exist? ~ If so, who or what is God? ~ What does God expect? |
| Whose proofs for the existence of God did we study? | ~ Blaise Pascal ~ Rene Descartes ~ St. Thomas Aquinas |
| What is Pascal's Wager? How does it work? Why is it not a good proof for the existence of God? | ~ Given what is at stake, it is rational to believe in a God & act accordingly ~ Doesn't prove if God exists |
| Describe the similarity between Descartes' & one of St. Thomas Aquinas' proofs? | They are both similar to God by describing how He is perfect |
| Explain how 3 of Aquinas' proofs are essentially the same proof. | They say that God must have existed |
| What kind of shift occurs with revelation? | Trying to find God |
| What are the two sources of Divine Revelation? | Sacred scripture & tradition |
| What does Lewis mean when he writes that laws are real or not real? | Things behave in a certain way, & that there may not be something beyond the things we can see |
| How is the Law of Human Nature above and beyond the actual facts? | We did not invent it, & we have to obey it |
| What 2 views about the universe does Lewis offer? Briefly summarize each one. | ~ The materialistic view people our entire universe happens to exist somehow as a fluke ~ The religious view believe there has to be some mind behind the universe |
| Does Lewis condemn science? Explain. | He does not condemn science. He only states what science can & cannot do. He also calls science necessary & useful. |
| What is the one and only thing in the universe that we can know more about than can be learned from external observation? | Man |
| How come the moral law cannot be observed? | It cannot be observed because studying Man from the outside cannot bring any evidence that we have moral law. We cannot observe what we should, but only what we actually do. |
| Explain the analogy Lewis makes between a power that runs the universe and an architect | Just as an architect can't be the staircase or door of their own building, the supposed creator of this universe wouldn't reveal itself to us as a fact |
| How does Lewis suggest that an influencing power in the universe reveals itself? | An influencing power in the universe reveals itself by us looking inside ourselves |
| What are the 3 big questions about God that need to be addressed? | p |
| What kind of shift occurs with revelation when addressing does God exist? | r |
| What gives the Catholic Church the authority to claim that it is divine revelation? | Apostolic Succession (Jesus' commission to do his work) |
| What can be said with certainty about God? | God is a mystery |
| Explain the Iceberg Analogy | A minority of God is known, just as a minority of an iceberg is above the surface. The majority about God is unknown, just as the majority of an iceberg is below the surface. |
| How does the quote from Karl Rahner explain how we should approach who God is? | (TBD) |
| Why is it difficult to describe and talk about God? | God is ineffable |
| How come we cannot talk about God directly? How can we talk about God? | (TBD) |
| What is Fr. Boyle's touchstone image of God? | (TBD) |
| How did Fr. Boyle use a story about Rigo and his mom to make a point about who God is? | (TBD) |
| What important lesson did Cesar learn in Fr. Boyle's story? How does that relate to the point he made with Rigo's story? | (TBD) |
| What are the two things God wants from us? | morality & a loving relationship |
| How can we spend time with God? | Praying |
| What could potentially happen if we do not listen to God? What happens to God? | God becomes a Santa or fairy godmother that we only go to when we want something |
| How can we listen to God? | By reflecting on one's emotions & feelings |
| Abridge | To shorten in length without losing any of its meaning |
| Revelation | Trying to find God |
| Agnostic | One who neither believes or denies the existence of God |
| Secular | No affiliation with religions |
| Apostolic Succession | Jesus' commission to continue his work |
| Synthesis | Combining of parts to form a whole |
| Atheist | One who does not believe in the existence of any God-like figure |
| Magisterium | The teaching voice of the church |
| Ineffable | Beyond words |
| Touchstone image* | An anchoring idea about God that you can rely on *A parent who can't keep their eyes off their child |
| Palpable | Capable of being tangible or touched |
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