Chapter 2 Faith and Reason TEst

Ex Nihilo

Creation out of Nothing

Polytheism

Belief in Many gods

eternal

outside of time

Anthropic Principle

The universe was created just for man

Contingency

Man’s dependence upon something for his existence

Evil

The absence of damage of a good due to a things nature

Physical Evil

Imperfection in creation

Monogenism

The fact that man descends from a one first set of parents

Religion

A collection of truths and duties which arise from our dependence upon God

Belief that the only certain truths are those obtained through the scientific method

Scientism

Fundamentalism

Belief in the literal interpretation of the Bible

Materialism

The Belief that there is no transcendent origin in the world, but is merely an interplay of matter that has always existed

Atheism

Denying the existence of God

Deism

A stripped down version of Christianity that believes God made us and left us to our own design

Moral Evil

People’s free will decision to avoid the good and do evil

Creed

A statement of beliefs

Agnosticism

Belief that does not deny God’s existence but denies that man could not prove his existence

Indifferentism

Belief that all religions are equally right

yom

Hebrew word for '“day” which refers to an unspecified period of time, not 24 hours

Monotheism

Belief in one God

Pantheism

Belief that God is not a person but the force(s) that sustain and shape the universe

Buddhism

Believes

Ultimate enlightenment is Nirvana

DOes not believe in Jesus

Does not believe in a higher being

Follows the 8-fold path

Has CAste system

Hinduism

Believes

Ultimate enlightenment in Nirvana

Does not believe in Jesus

Pantheistic

Considered Ganges River sacred

Have Caste system

Judaism

Believes

Follows Ten commandments

Traces Lineage to Abraham through Isaac

Does not Believe Jesus is God

The root of Christianity

Abraham as a PAtriarch

Islam

Believes

Main Prophet Muhammad

Does not believe that Jesus is God

Abraham as Patriarch

Follows 5 pillar Structure of Faith

City of Mecca is the holiest city

Observe the holy month of Ramadan

The Religion that is a mixture of Christianity and Judaism