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Agnosticism
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Argues that we cannot know whether God exists without more proof.
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analogy
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A comparison of one thing to another thing, perhaps to "scale it down" to everyday terms and objects.
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Anselm
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(1037-1109)
Developed the ontological argument. |
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Big Bang
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The cataclysmic event 15 billion years ago which is beieved to have brought the universe into being.
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Camus
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(1913-1960)
Novelist and philosopher. Nihilist, atheist, believed that suffering is not a test from God but the means by which humans can overcome it can do good. |
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capriciousness
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to favour some but not others who are equally worthy/needy. One main argument against miracles.
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cogito ergo sum
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"I think therefore I am" Descartes. Means that the only way I can be sure of my existence is through my thoughts and my soul.
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complementary argument
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science and religion do not contradict each other. Science asks how and religion asks why. Both need each other.
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creationism
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the belief in the bible as the ultimate source of truth about the creation. Creationism rejects evolution and follows the bible literally.
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cosmologist
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a person who studies the origins of the universe
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Cheese.
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Crick
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discovered the double helix. Was awarded the Nobel prize in 1962. A reductionist, claims that our genes make us what we are.
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Deism
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the belief in an impersonal God who is the First Cause of the Universe.
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Descartes
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(1596-1650)
Argued that our souls (or minds) are completely different from our bodies. A dualist, in fact, this one Frenchy probably founded dualism. |
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design argument
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Paley and his watch. Considers the universe and everything in nature to be the product of God's design.
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determinism
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the view that we do not have free will because we are controlled by our physical existence.
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Nina smart argued that all religions have six dimensions or characteristics. These are:
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The ritual dimension
The Story Dimension The Philosophical dimension The Ethical Dimension The Social Dimension The Experiential Dimension |
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dualism
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"twoness" could mean:
The soul is separate from the body Good and Evil are distinct. |
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existentialism
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more positive than nihilism, argues that once we realise there is no purpose to life we are free to assign our own purpose/meaning
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Free will
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the idea that we can decide what we want to do and how to live our lives
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God of the gaps
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a science/religion argument, says that there are some things which science cannot answer and God is the answer to those things
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Goldilocks effect
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nickname for the anthroic argument, argues that the universe is fine-tuned (ie. "just right") because God made it that way.
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Hawking
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Wrote "A brief history of time". Considers that cosmologists will one day be able to explain the uiverse without the need for God. What a stupid idea.
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humanism
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the belief in the power of human reason, says that humanity allows us to lead happy lives. Humanists (like Karl Marx) consider religion to be dangerous.
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image of God
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Christianity "borrows" some of Judaism's idea of God's characteristics.
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immortality
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the notion that humans can live forever, or that the soul lives on after death.
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Induction and miracles
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In science this is the observation that whenever x happens y follows. From this we induce a scientific law. Hume rehected miracles because he believed that they violated the law of induction.
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karma
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is the Hindu/buddhist idea that we are affected by our actions in our present and past lives. Negative karma reduces a person's ultimate happiness.
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Karl Marx
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(1818-1883)
Developed the communist view that humans will only live happy lives if they abolish ideas such as God, capitalism and competition. He is a good example of a humanist. |
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miracle
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an unexpected event which appears to defy the laws of nature and is the result of God's action in the world.
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monotheism
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the belief in one God.
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moral evil
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sufferong and misery created by humans.
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near death experience (NDE)
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are the accounts given by those who have 'died' (but later revived) of experiencing a stage beyond death , often a kind of 'heaven'
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nihilism
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is the view that there are no ultimate values or meaning to life. We are here alone in the world by ourselves.
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nothing buttery argument
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is the nickname for reductionism because reductionists tend to start their arguments "we are nothing but...."
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onion problem
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is a criticism of reductionism because we do not know what is the simplest or most basic form of anything. The technical phrase for the onion problem is "reductio ad absurbum"
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