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Category 1 He suggested that the fact that he had an idea of a perfect God existing, made it necessary that God exist, since as an imperfect being, he was incapable of creating that perfection. René Descartes
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Category 1 He rejected the notion of the ontological proof since “one cannot define God into existence.” Immanuel Kant
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Category 1 Since he disputed the concept of causation in the first place, it makes sense that he also disputes the cosmological proof for God, i.e., that God is the first uncaused cause. Who is he? David Hume
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Category 1 He claimed that just because human experience needs a cause, that does not mean that the universe does too. That was his argument against the cosmological proof for God. Who is he? Immanuel Kant
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Category 2 What does Aquinas claim about the truths we have about God from reason and the truths we have about God from faith and revelation? They will never be opposed to each other.
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Category 2 Who first put forth the ontological proof of God’s existence? St. Anselm
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Category 2 When discussing Aquinas’ first proof of God’s existence, what is the key focus? Motion God is the First Unmoved Mover, God is the Prime Mover
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Category 2 What type of proof is Aquinas’ First proof? Why? Cosmological It looks at the world, i.e., the cosmos to explain something about God
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Category 3 What kind of proof is it if it suggests that God is a Master Designer? Teleological argument
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Category 3 Which proof(s) of God’s existence did Hume dispute? Teleological and cosmological
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Category 3 Which proofs for God did Immanuel Kant dispute? Cosmological and ontological
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Category 3 Who is it that believed that the political elite use religion to control the masses? Karl Marx
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Category 4 Who would have said, “Believing in God fulfills a human need, but does not prove that there is a God.” Sigmund Freud
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Category 4 Which of Aquinas proofs is considered to be cosmological? The first three 1.God the Unmoved Mover 2.God the Uncaused Cause 3.God the source of existence for all things contingent
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Category 4 What is the focus of the fourth proof for God’s existence according to Aquinas? Gradations found in things God is the most perfect i.e., the cause of the perfection found in things
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Category 4 What is Aquinas’ fifth proof focused on? The purpose of universe, it seems to be directed to a goal or end. This would require an intelligent planner
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Category 5 What is the name of an argument that tries to suggest the possibility that God exists in a world that has evil as well? Theodicy
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Category 5 What is the term that suggests that God created the universe but is no longer active in guiding it? Deism
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Category 5 This approach to God’s existence suggests that we can have a personal connection with an active God. What is it called? Theism
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Category 5 What is the belief that states it is impossible to know whether or not there is a God? Agnosticism
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