DEFINITIONS
AN AGNOSTIC IS
SOMEONE WHO IS UNSURE IF THERE IS A GOD OR NOT
DESCRIBE THE DOMINO ANALOGY
The domino analogy says that just as a line of falling dominos must have a first one pushed, the chain of causes in the universe must have a First Cause
THE DESIGN ARGUMENT ARGUES THAT...
BECAUSE OUR WORLD WORKS WELL, AND IS FINELY TUNED, IT MUST HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AS OPPOSED TO FORMING RANDOMLY.
THIS ARGUMENT ARGUES THAT
GOD MUST EXIST IF PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO HAVE A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH HIM
A HUMANIST BELIEVES
THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO BE RELIGIOUS TO BE MORAL.
AQUINAS ARGUED THAT GOD MUST BE THE ONLY
UNCAUSED CAUSE
ONE WAY TO ILLUSTRATE THE DESIGN ARGUMENT WOULD BE...
TWO EXAMPLES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE WOULD BE...
DREAMS OR VISIONS
DIRECT SPEECH FROM GOD
HEALING
AN ATHEIST BELIEVES
TWO STRENGTHS FOR THE FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT WOULD BE...
SIMPLE AND LOGICAL.
CONSISTENT WITH SCIENCE.
REJECTING IT IS COMPLEX.
TWO STRENGTHS OF THE ARGUMENT WOULD BE...
FITS WELL WITH CREATIONS ACCOUNTS.
EVOLUTION AND BELIEF IN GOD COULD STILL WORK TOGETHER.
INTELLIGENT DESIGN.
TWO STRENGTHS OF THE ARGUMENT WOULD BE...
CONSISTENT WITH BIBLICAL TEACHING.
THE BIBLE GIVES GUIDANCE ON WHETHER IT IS TRUE OR NOT.
NOT ALL EXPERIENCES ARE DELUSIONS.
DATA SUGGESTS IT COULD BE CONSIDERED CREDIBLE.
A THEIST BELIEVES THAT...
THERE IS A GOD. IT COULD BE ANY GOD.
TWO WEAKNESSES OF THE FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT WOULD BE...
IF EVERYTHING REQUIRES A CAUSE, WHO CAUSED GOD?
IF IT IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT GOD IS ETERNAL, WHY CAN'T THE UNIVERSES ALSO BE ETERNAL?
TWO WEAKNESSES OF THE ARGUMENT WOULD BE...
COMPLEXITY DOESN'T EQUAL DESIGN.
EVIL AND SUFFERING PERHAPS CONTRADICT THIS ARGUMENT.
DARWINISM CHALLENGES INTELLIGENT DESIGN.
BAD DESIGNS EXIST.
TWO WEAKNESSES WOULD BE...
IT'S ALL IN THE MIND AND NO ONE CAN AUTHENTICATE.
IT OFTEN OCCURS DURING ILLNESS. IS THIS JUST HALLUCINATION?
CONINCIDENCES.
OMNISCIENCE MEANS THAT GOD IS...
ALL POWERFUL
THE IDEA THAT GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE OUT OF NOTHING IS KNOWN AS
EX NIHILO
WHAT EXAMPLE DID WILLIAM PALEY USE TO ILLUSTRATE THIS ARGUMENT?
FINDING A WATCH AND MAKING THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY SOMEONE.
THIS ARGUMENT GAINS CREDIBILITY IF...
THE LIFE OF THE PERSON DRAMATICALLY CHANGES AFTER THE ENCOUNTER