theism and transdentalism questions

Deism

God created the universe and set it in motion, left it operating in his laws, he is no longer present with it.

finitism

there are limits to Gods capabilities, there are certain things out of his control. ie. stopping evil

Explain C.S. Lewis’ point about evil in your own words. The fact that evil exists, and the fact that we recognize it as evil - why is that an argument for God’s existence?

If God didn’t exist, then we have no idea whats right or wrong. Then atheism takes natural conclusion, making no moral claims and acknowledging that there is no good or evil.

What are 3 arguments for Gods existence

The Cosmological Argument - something outside of the universe created it, there has to be a starting point.

The Teleological Argument - referred as the “intelligent design”, A intelligent designer must have made it. Claiming that everything in the universe is far too complex to happen by random.

The moral Argument - mankind’s moral nature is evidence of a moral law-giver

What are the 2 characteristics of the transcendental “god” that differ from the God of Christian theism?

God and the universe is inseparable, in some view they are basically the same, and god is impersonal. God isn’t a who, God is a what.

In simple terms, what is transcendentalism’s view of humanity?

We are divine, each of us is a fragmented piece of the divine, the universal force

Why is it so difficult to evaluate transcendentalism?

because it appeals more to emotions than the mind.