The cosmological argument (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards
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Cosmological argument's foundation principle
Cosmological argument's foundation principle
Cause and effect reasoning
St Thomas Aquinas's profession
St Thomas Aquinas's profession
Catholic priest and theologian
Aquinas's work containing his God arguments
Aquinas's work containing his God arguments
Summa Theologica
Name of Aquinas's three arguments for God
Name of Aquinas's three arguments for God
Three Ways
First mover definition
First mover definition
Unmoved starting point of all motion (God)
First cause definition
First cause definition
Uncaused cause of everything else (God)
Contingency meaning
Contingency meaning
Depending on something else for existence
Necessary being definition
Necessary being definition
A being that doesn't rely on anything else for existence (God)
Why Catholics see God as omnipotent from this
Why Catholics see God as omnipotent from this
Only all-powerful being could create entire universe
Catholic view: science and religion compatibility
Catholic view: science and religion compatibility
Science shows how God created, faith explains why
Alternative scientific explanation for universe
Alternative scientific explanation for universe
Big Bang theory
Criticism: what caused God?
Criticism: what caused God?
If everything needs a cause, what caused God?
Problem of evil criticism
Problem of evil criticism
Why did God create suffering, disasters, diseases?