Developments During the Enlightenment (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Enlightenment approach to knowledge
Enlightenment approach to knowledge
Shift from religious explanations to reason-based inquiry
Key scientific developments in Enlightenment
Key scientific developments in Enlightenment
Laws of motion, gravity, Cartesian dualism
How universe operates (Enlightenment view)
How universe operates (Enlightenment view)
Predictable, mathematical laws discoverable by observation
Cartesian Dualism
Cartesian Dualism
Separation of physical world from spiritual realm
Deism belief system
Deism belief system
God created universe with laws but no longer intervenes
God's role in deism
God's role in deism
Created universe, established laws, doesn't intervene
Watchmaker analogy in deism
Watchmaker analogy in deism
God made universe like watchmaker; runs independently
How atheism developed from deism
How atheism developed from deism
If God doesn't intervene & can't be observed, maybe doesn't exist
Intelligent Design definition
Intelligent Design definition
Life too complex for natural processes; needs supernatural designer
Intelligent Design's main argument
Intelligent Design's main argument
Divine intervention necessary; life's complexity unexplainable
Scientific view of Intelligent Design
Scientific view of Intelligent Design
Considered pseudoscientific by mainstream science
Deism in religious contexts
Deism in religious contexts
Belief in God as creator while accepting scientific explanations
Scientific & religious developments in Enlightenment
Scientific & religious developments in Enlightenment
Influenced each other; created tension between reason & faith