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Philosophy- Arguments for/against God's existence
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- 1Arguments for God's existence (5)Holy books, prophets (witnesses), people involved in NDE's, stood the test of time & proof in number of believers.
- 2Arguments against God's existence (4)No physical proof, conflicting claims theory, if god exists why is there evil & prophets could have had mental illnesses unknown about at the time.
- 3Other name for the cosmological argument.1st cause argument.
- 4An analogy for the cosmological argumentDominos
- 5What is the 1st cause argument?Argument that there is always an ultimate cause for everything
- 6Flaw in the 1st cause argument?That God doesn't have a cause, so he is known sat the uncaused cause.
- 7Who put forward the cosmological argument?St Thomas Aquinas (13th century Italian Monk)
- 8What scientific theory does the 1st cause argument correspond with?The big bang theory, God caused the big bang theory.
- 9Another name for the design argument.The Teleological Argument.
- 10Explain the teleological argument:Universe is too ordered to be by chance, must have been designed, design needs a designer, designer is God, God exists.
- 11Atheists argument for "universe is too ordered to be by chance"It's not by chance, it's evolution (Charles Darwin's theory)
- 12What did Sir Isaac Newton say?That the human thumb is evidence of God. A thumb shows we were designed for a purpose and everyone's thumb print is unique.
- 13What is the strong anthropic principal?There had to have been just the right amount of gravitational force at the right moment for the universe to be as it is. God designed it perfectly for us.
- 14What is the weak anthropic principal?Everything had to be just the way it was at the right time for the universe to be as it is, but we can only question why we're here because we're here.
- 15What did William Paley say?If you saw a watch you'd assume there's a watch maker. So why if you see a stone you don't assume there is a stone maker?
- 16Atheists argument against the design argument:The world is not perfect, volcanos, earthquakes etc. Why does the designer have to be God?
- 17Creation story: what happened day 1?There was light/darkness, day/night.
- 18Creation story: what happened day 2?There was sky & water.
- 19Creation story: what happened day 3?There was sea, earth & vegetation.
- 20Creation story: what happened day 4?There was the sun, moon & stars, seasons, days & years.
- 21Creation story: what happened day 5?There was sea creatures & birds.
- 22Creation story: what happened day 6?There was animals, insects & humankind (with power)
- 23Creation story: what happened day 7?Day of rest (sabbath).
- 24What is morality?A sense of right and wrong that helps guide people's behaviour.
- 25What is the argument from morality for the existence of God?People have an inbuilt sense of morality, this sense comes from a source outside of us, this source is God, God exists.
- 26What is your conscience?The inner feeling of whether you're doing right or wrong. Some would argue your conscience is the voice of God.
- 27Atheists view of morality?Isn't your sense of morality determined from your genes, upbringing & society? The feeling of wrongdoing depends on if society sees it as wrong, not God.
- 28What is a miracle? (official definition)A seemingly impossible occurrence, usually good.
- 29How does David Hume define a miracle?'A violation of a law of nature', supernatural, event performed by God & coincidence.
- 30How are miracles proof of God's existence?Are cause by something outside of nature, no natural explanation, must be supernatural, result of God's intervention, God exists.
- 31Atheists argument against miracles proving God's existence?They are just coincidences that some people may interpret as miracles.
- 32Theists' problem with miracles & God:If God causes miracles surely he is just picking and choosing which goes against their belief of him being all loving.
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