The Existence of God Key Phrases

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GCSE PoR (Philosophy) Flashcards on The Existence of God Key Phrases, created by jess99 on 25/10/2013.
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theist someone who believes in God
atheist someone who says there is no such thing as God
agnostic someone who does not know if there is a God and is not convinced by arguments either way
proof evidence that guarantees the truth of something
the first cause argument (cosmological argument) an argument for the existence of God based on the idea that there had to be an uncaused cause that made everything else happen otherwise there would be nothing now
cosmological to do with the nature of the universe and used in particular with the cosmological argument that says there had to be a God to explain the existence of all things
argument from design (teleological argument) an argument for the existence of God based on the idea that there is so much design and purpose in the universe that it could not have happened by accident; there has to have been a designer - God.
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