Philosophy
To have to be true, impossible to be false
Necessary
The quality of being all knowing
Omniscience
The idea of multiple parallel universes, of which our universe is one
Multiverse
A belief which, if proved to be true, would imply outright or indirectly that another belief were false.
Defeater
The first premise of the kalam argument
Whatever begins to exist has a cause
Could be either true or false
Contingent
The quality of being all powerful
Omnipotent
The three possible explanations of fine-tuning
Design, physical necessity or chance
A belief not based on other beliefs
Basic Belief
The second premise of the kalam argument
The universe began to exist
An object that is not concrete is considered this
Abstract
The quality of being everywhere
Omnipresence
Name either of the two types of fine tuning
Constants or arbitrary quantities
According to Plantinga, the primary way we know our faith to be true is through this
The inner witness of the Holy Spirit
An infinite that is an ideal limit but which is never reached
Potential Infinite
An argument in which the premises lead by the rules of logic to the conclusion
Valid
Not consisting of matter
Immaterial
A single brain that fluctuates into the world ensemble with the illusion of a finely tuned universe
Boltzmann Brain
A belief not based on other beliefs which is held rationally
Properly Basic Belief
Russian mathematician Alexander Friedman and Belgian astronomer Georges LeMaitre applied Einstein's general theory equations to create the Friedman-LeMaitre model, more popularly known as this
The Big Bang (or standard model)
This branch of philosophy deals with ultimate reality, including time, mind and body, abstract objects and God
Metaphysics
This term of orthodox Christianity, refers to God being one God and three persons
Trinity
A unified theory of physics that would explain all of the fundamental interactions in the natural universe via a single force carried by a single particle
Theory of Everything (TOE)
DAILY DOUBLE This phrase originally coined by John Calvin, means a sense of the divine
Sensus divinitatis
This theorem says that any universe, which is, on average, in a state of cosmic expansion throughout its history cannot be infinite but must have a beginning
The Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem