The design argument the first cause argument

• Design argument: An argument suggesting that proof of God's existence can be seen through the evidence of 'design' in the world; also known as the teleological argument
• First cause argument: An argument suggesting that God's existence can be proved by logical argument and the evidence of a universal chain of causes and effects. Therefore, the universe requires an uncaused cause at the start, which must be God.
• Miracle: An event that contradicts the laws of nature, and is usually thought to be impossible, (eg being raised from the dead).
• Omniscient: All-knowing; believed by theists to be an attribute of God.
• Omnipotent: All-powerful; believed by theists to be an attribute of God.
• theist 


  Someone who believes in God
• atheist 


  A person who denies the existence of God
• agnostic: someone who is not sure whether or not God exists
• eternal: a term that describes existing without a beginning and forever
• Ultimate reality: Belief in a supreme and fundamental power in the universe. In Hinduism, Brahman is often referred to as the ultimate reality and supreme cosmic power
• Kalam Cosmological Argument: Islamic version of the first cause argument