midterms - RS 🧍🏾‍♀️

• What is the First Cause argument also known as?

  Cosmological argument
• What do theists argue about the existence of the universe?

  It proves that God exists
• What are the main points of the First Cause argument?

  • Everything that exists must have a cause
  • The universe exists and began to exist
  • There must be an eternal uncaused cause
  • This eternal first cause is God
  • Therefore, God exists
• What is the belief that the universe had a beginning based on?

  It relies on the existence of a cause
• What are the two possibilities regarding the universe's existence?

  It had a beginning or it goes back into infinity
• What do theists believe about the universe's beginning?

  God was the start of the chain of events
• What do most scientists accept about the universe's origin?

  The universe began with the Big Bang
• What question arises about the Big Bang according to theists?

  What caused the Big Bang?
• Who was Thomas Aquinas?

  A thirteenth-century philosopher
• What did Aquinas argue about existence?

  Nothing can become something by itself
• What are the two possibilities Aquinas presents regarding existence?

  • Infinite chain of effects preceded by causes
  • A first cause that is uncaused
• Why is an infinite sequence of causes impossible according to Aquinas?

  It would take infinite time to reach us
• What did Aquinas believe was the first cause of the universe?

  God
• What do atheists argue against the First Cause argument?

  It contradicts itself regarding God's cause
• What is one objection atheists have about God's existence?

  Why can't the universe always have existed?
• What do atheists claim about the Big Bang?

  It was a random, spontaneous event
• How do theists respond to objections about God's existence?

  Only God is eternal, beyond time and space
• What does Genesis 1:1-3 describe?

  • God created the heavens and the earth
  • The earth was formless and empty
  • God said, "Let there be light"
• What is the objective of examining the First Cause argument?

  • Analyze strengths and weaknesses
  • Understand its implications for God's existence
• What are key terms related to the First Cause argument?

  • First Cause argument: uncaused cause
  • Eternal: without beginning or end
  • Creation: act of bringing the universe into being
• What activities can help understand the First Cause argument?

  1. Read Genesis 1:1-3
  2. Evaluate the statement about the universe's creator
  3. Research Aquinas' argument
• What study tip is suggested for understanding the First Cause argument?

  • Explain atheist challenges to God's existence
  • Describe theist responses to these challenges
• What is a theist?

  Someone who believes in God
• What is an atheist?

  Someone who does not believe in God
• What does agnostic mean?

  Unsure of God's existence
• Who proposed the "First Cause Argument"?

  Thomas Aquinas
• What does the First Cause Argument state?

  Everything has a cause
• What is the first verse of Genesis in NKJV?

  In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth
• What are the types of miracles mentioned?

  1. Miracles that break natural law
  2. Miracles that are mere coincidences
• What is the argument against God's existence based on scientific proof?

  If it can't be scientifically proved, it must be supernatural
• What is a common argument against miracles?

  Some miracles are made up for money
• What is the argument regarding God's intervention in natural laws?

  Arguments against God's intervention on natural laws exist
• What does the phrase "who caused God?" imply?

  God doesn't need a cause
• What does Thomas Aquinas argue about nothing and something?

  Nothing can't form something
• What illness did Marie Bailly have at age 13?

  Tuberculosis
• What was done to Marie Bailly during her treatment?

  Holy water was poured on her abdomen
• What was the date of Marie Bailly's cure?

  28 May 1902
• What was Marie Bailly diagnosed with at age 22?

  Tuberculosis
• What does the phrase "in the beginning God created" signify?

  It signifies the start of the universe
• How does the concept of miracles relate to the existence of God?

  Miracles are often seen as evidence of God