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C1 Believing in God
Catholic Christianity, Edexcel, Religious Studies, GCSE, Key Words
Question | Answer |
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Conversion | When your life/religion is changed. |
Miracle | An event that seems to break a law of science and the only explanation for it seems to be God |
Numinous | The feeling of the presence of something greater than you. |
Prayer | An attempt to contact God, usually through words. |
Design | When things are connected and seem to have a purpose: for example, the eye is designed for seeing. |
Causation | The idea that everything has been caused (started off) by something else. |
Agnosticism | Not being sure whether or not God exists. |
Atheism | Believing that God does not exist. |
Moral evil | Actions done by humans that cause suffering. |
Natural evil | Things that cause suffering, but have nothing to do with humans, for example earthquakes. |
Benevolent | The belief that God is all-good/loving. |
Omnipotent | The belief that God is all-powerful. |
Omniscient | The belief that God knows all that has happened and all that will happen. |