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The existence of God (The design argument (P1. Universe is ordered for a…
The existence of God
The design argument
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C2. God is the intelligent designer, as he is the only possible candidate because of the scale and scope of nature
Cruelty is the part of a natural order of things, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The cruelty must be a bad design in nature, if the designer is God then he would be a cruel Hod
Evolution (fossils) could be luck, doesn’t know the origin of nature. Watch is mechanical, nature is biological. It could have been chance
Yes but some things are ordered for a purpose but their are some things which aren’t ordered for a purpose e.g natural evil
The trinity
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The son
Christians believe God was Jesus in human form and he rose from the dead to show his power over death
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In Anglican Church, in confirmation the candidate is asked if they believe and trust in the father, his son and his holy spirit
Unitarianism is a Christian belief that states God is one being and that Jesus was the son of God, but not literally God.
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What god is like
Omnipotent - all powerful,
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God’s goodness
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God gives humanity rules about how to live a good life for example he gave Moses the ten commander nets. God wants people to act in a certain way
God will judge all humans when they die, god knows and sees everything therefore he is able to judge fairly
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Euthyphro dilema
Whether something is morally good because God has commanded it, or if something is good simply because God had commanded it. If God commands things because they are good then this suggests that goodness exists separately from God
The moral argument
P1. Is absolute moral laws exist, then God exists
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Cultures have all created moral laws, e.g do not murder-Cultural relativism. No universal moral law
Moral laws come from somewhere other than God, like many - categorical imperatives. The best candidate is natural laws, these laws exists but naturally
Cosmological argument
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P2. Infinite regress of causes is impossible - can’t go on forever. We know every effect has a cause but it can’t have an iconise number of causes
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We get this from the bible, because it says God is Stendhal, the bible is true if God exists. Circular reasoning
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Life and death of Jesus
Jesus came to earth to teach people about God’s love and to show people how to live in obedience to God
He died as a sacrifice for human sin, and repaired the relationship between humans and god, which Adam and Eve broke
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