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| Fixed, unalterable facts. Something which is true for all times and in all cultures. |
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| What happens to a person when the present life comes to an end. |
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| A person who believes we cannot be sure whether there is a God or not because there is insufficient evidence for his existence |
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| A proof 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. Otherwise known as the teleological argument |
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| A person that believes there is no God. |
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| Something or somebody accepted as having the power or right to except obedience. |
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| A feeling of great respect mixed with wonder |
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| Goodness, being all loving (a quality of God) |
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| The universe according to many scientists took place when a singularity exploded and from this explosion, all the matter that makes up the universe came into being. |
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| Communicating with the dead through a medium. |
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| One of the qualities of God; showing concern for the sufferings of others. Literally 'suffering with'. |
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| When two or more ideas are used together without problems or tensions, eq whether the scientific views of the origins of life is compatibile with a religious one |
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| The inner feeling you are doing right or wrong. |
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| When a person becomes a member of a faith, often following a dramatic change of heart. |
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COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
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| A proof for the existence of God based on the idea that there had to be an uncased cause that made everything else happened, cosmological + to do with the nature of the universe. |
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| Development of scientific ideas that challenged religious belief in the late MIddle Ages, for example that the earth is round and the sun is the focal point of the universe. |
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| The act by which God brought the universe into being. |
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| A view which only accepts that God created the Universe, as laid down in the sacred text followed by the believer (eg the book of Genesis) |
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| Myths or symbolic religious stories concerning the origins of the world |
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| God is the creator of the earth and of life. (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism) |
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| Charles Darwin (1809-1882) naturalist who developed the theory of evolution. |
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| The argument that God designed (made) the Universe because everything is so intricately made in its detail that |
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| Images, ideas, emotions that occur during sleep. |
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| The idea that humans have two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual. |
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| Everlasting life after death. |
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| Facts that can indicate whether something is true. |
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| The opposite of good. A force of a personification of a negative power that is seen in many traditions as destructive and against. |
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| Scientific belief that life forms have changed over time, developing from simple to complex creatures. |
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| The idea that what is considered true changes as new knowledge becomes available or circumstances change. |
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| Knowledge gained by living through events in life. |
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| A scientific way of checking and proving hypotheses. |
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| a commitment of something that goes beyond proof or knowledge, especially used about God an religion. |
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| FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT (COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT) |
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| A proof 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 nothing now. |
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| The centre of interest or activity |
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| Having the ability to choose or determine one's own decision. |
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| A person who believes in the basics of a religion, believing that was is contained in a sacred text is an accurate, almost factual, record that cannot be questioned. |
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| God making himself know through ordinary,common human experiences. |
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| the spirit of a dead person. |
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| The belief that god created the universe. Everything has a cause, so God is the cause of the universe (Aquinas) |
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| A person who says that only human beings and values are important and who reject any idea of God. |
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| David Hume (1711-1776) Philosopher and Historian who thought that observation and experience should be the foundation of human knowledge (empiricism). |
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| An idea, based on known facts, that is yet to be proved as being correct. |
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| An erroneous perception of reality |
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| The idea that God is present in and involved with life on earth and in the universe. (A quality of God). |
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| Endless life or existence; life after death. |
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| IMPERSONAL FORCE (NATURE OF EVIL) |
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| The idea that evil is a power outside of people that draws them to evil. |
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| IMPERSONAL NATURE (OF GOD) |
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| The idea that God has no human characteristics, is unknowable and mysterious, more like an idea or force. |
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| Descriptions of how scientists expect nature to work |
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| SOMETHING HANDED DOWN FROM AN ANCESTOR; A WAY OF BEING REMEMBERED AFTER DEATH. |
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| Suffering caused by the actions of humans, eg through war, pollution,crime. |
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| Contemplation on religious matters. |
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| Being remembered after one's death by family or friends. |
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| A quality of God that stresses God's willingness to wrongdoer. |
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| A period of History roughly from the 5th century C.E to the 16th century C.E |
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| The thinking, feeling part of a person; human consciousness. |
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| A seemingly impossible occurrence, usually good |
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| The belief that there is only one God. |
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| The argument that God exists because people have a sense of duty, a sense of right and wrong whose source is God. |
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| MORAL EVIL (MAN-MADE EVIL) |
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| The negative results of a bad choice made by human beings by their free will. |
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| A system of ethics which distinguishes between right and wrong. |
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| The harm or damage that is done to people and creation as a result of the forces of nature and the structure of the Earth. |
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| The animals or plants best suited to their environment survive, and those that are not suited or do not adapt die out. |
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| Suffering caused by nature, eg because of earthquakes, volcanoes, floods. |
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| The natural world, the world of living things, the outdoors. |
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| What evil is like, whether a personal being , a psychological phenomenon or impersonal force. |
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| What God's character is like |
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| Some people, when they are close to death or in an intense operation situation , claim to have had a sense of themselves leaving their bodies and seeing what exists beyond life. |
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| Almighty, unlimited power (a quality of God) |
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| A quality of knowing everything (as applied to God) |
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| PERSONAL BEING (NATURAL EVIL) |
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| The idea that evil is an evil spirit or devil rather than an impersonal force. |
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| The idea that God is an individual or person with whom people are able to have a relationship or feel close to. (A quality of God) |
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| Literally 'the love of knowledge'. The study of ideas and the nature of knowledge and existence. |
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| Communicating with a deity through words of praise , thanks giving or confession, or requests for his help or guidance. |
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| Evidence that guarantees the truth of something. |
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| An ides about the nature of evil that it is something arising from the mind of a person. |
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| The quality or state of being actual or true |
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| A source of moral authority |
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| An experience that is outside normal experience, usually involving the supernatural. |
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| RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE ARGUMENT |
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| The argument for God's existence based in personal experience of God through a revelation, miracle, conversion, worship etc |
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| Truths that are spirtually revealed and part of the doctrine of religion |
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| Duty; th idea that we are in a charge of our own actions. |
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| Rising from the dead or returning to life (applied to souls after death) |
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| God shows himself to believers. This is the only way anybody can really know anything about God. |
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| Based upon observation, hypothesis, experiments and repeated testing |
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| The sacred writing of a religion. |
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