theme c existence of god and revelation

• Who is the presenter of the revision video on Theme C?

  Ben Wardle
• What is the main focus of Theme C in the revision video?

  Existence of God and Revelation
• How many questions will be answered in the exam for Theme C?

  Five questions
• What is the total mark allocation for Theme C questions?

  24 marks
• What are the seven topics covered in Theme C?

  Design argument, first cause, miracles, evil, science, revelation
• What are the key areas of knowledge needed for Theme C?

  • Key AO1 knowledge
  • Key AO2 evaluation points
• What is the design argument also known as?

  Teleological argument
• What does the design argument suggest?

  Proof of God's existence through design evidence
• Who is a key proponent of the design argument?

  William Paley
• What is the main analogy used by William Paley?

  Watchmaker analogy
• How does Paley's watchmaker analogy relate to the world?

  The world must have a designer like a watch
• What are two examples used to support the design argument?

  Human eye and order of seasons
• What does the term 'General Revelation' refer to?

  Knowing God through nature
• What is a criticism of the design argument by Richard Dawkins?

  Science explains apparent design without a designer
• What scripture supports the design argument for Christians?

  Psalm 19
• What does Surah 45 suggest about observing the world?

  It reveals signs of God's existence
• What is one strength of the design argument?

  Supported by empirical observations
• What is the anthropic principle?

  The world is perfectly suited for human life
• What does FR Tennant argue about boundary conditions?

  They must have been designed for life
• What is one example of a boundary condition mentioned by Tennant?

  Distance of Earth from the sun
• How does Tennant describe gravity in relation to life?

  Perfectly allows life to exist
• What does Tennant argue about the expansion rate of the Big Bang?

  It allows for human life to exist
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the design argument?

  Strengths:

  • Supported by scripture
  • Supported by empirical observations
  • Intuitive appeal to many

  
  

  Weaknesses:

  • Criticized by scientists like Dawkins
  • Alternative explanations exist
• What does the speaker argue about the conditions for human life on Earth?

  They are too perfect to be by chance
• What does the speaker mean by "boundary conditions"?

  Conditions that allow human life to exist
• What is the speaker's conclusion about the existence of a designer?

  There must be a designer for perfect conditions
• How does Richard Swinburne view simplicity in explanations?

  Simplicity is evidence for truth
• What example does the speaker use to illustrate evidence of design?

  The intricacy of the eye
• Who is Richard Dawkins?

  A key atheist and scientist
• What does Dawkins argue in "The Blind Watchmaker"?

  Science explains life without a designer
• How does David Hume criticize the watchmaker analogy?

  He compares the world to a vegetable
• What does John Stuart Mill say about natural theology?

  It is flawed and does not reveal God
• What does Mill argue about nature's cruelty?

  It contradicts the idea of a perfect God
• What is the first cause argument?

  God is the uncaused cause of everything
• Who developed the first cause argument?

  Saint Thomas Aquinas
• What does Aquinas argue about the chain of cause and effect?

  It cannot go back into infinity
• What does Genesis 1:1 support?

  God as the first cause of creation
• What is the principle of sufficient reason?

  There must be a reason for existence
• What is a miracle?

  An event contradicting natural laws
• How is Jesus' miracles viewed in the New Testament?

  As proof of God's existence