Deism
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 In Deism, God is known by_______.a.general revelation b.special revelation c.his first name d.self revelation | a |
| In deism, authority for knowledge about reality shifted from__________. a.scripture to reason b.general revelation to the bible c.man to god d.personal relationship to reason | a |
| In deism, the shift in the authority for knowledge about reality is an_________ shift. a.epistemological b.metaphysical c.ontological | a |
| When deism first appeared, it borrowed its ethical system from? a.Greek mythology b.eastern religious c.christian theism d.polytheism | c |
| Paradise Lost was written by________. a.Chris Hithens b.Richard Dawkins c.the writer of genesis d.John Milton | d |
| In Theism God__________. a.loseshis existence b.is the infinite, personal. creator, and sustainer of the cosmos c.is all natural and doesn't bathe d.remains creator, but loses his personality | b |
| If "Whatever is, is right" then________. a. it's ok to do whatever you want b.right is wrong c.no evil exists d.you need to know what is is | c |
| Deism views the world as a well ordered mechanism. T,F | T |
| In deism, God is very much involved with his creation. T,F | F |
| In deism, God is soverign over human affairs. T,F | F |
| In deism, God is immanent. T,F | F |
| In deism the world around us is determined. T,F | T |
| In deism, miracles are possible. T,F | F |
| Deists believe in the deity of Christ. T,F | F |
| In deism, history is linear. T,F | T |
| For deists, God does not communicate with his people. T,F | T |
| Deists believe that Jesus existed. T,F | T |
| In this phrase, "Theology was the queen of the sciences" what does the word science mean? a.gnosis b.knowledge c.noetic d.nous | b |
| It could be said that one of the factors leading to the development of deism_________. a.Protestant disagreements b.self-defeating beliefs c.Christianity's inadequancy d.mutally exclusive views | a |
| Some people today use Galileo as a case study, to show that Christianity is antiscientific. T,F | T |
| There is such a thing as orthodox deism. T,F | F |
| Who is an example of warm deism? a. Voltaire b. Locke | b |
| Who is an example of cold deism? a. Voltaire b. Locke | a |
| To a deist, God is distant. T,F | T |
| If deism is true then humans aren't able to act signigficantly. T,F | F |
| Deists beleive that right and wrong (morality) is grounded in the nature of God. T,F | T |
| Believes in life after death a. warm deist b. cold deist | a |
| "The heavens declare the glory of God." a. Psalm 119:1 b. Psalm 19:1 c. Psalm 10:1 d. Psalm 1:1 | b |
| In deism, God communicates with people. T,F | F |
| In deism human reason is fallen. T,F | F |
| Since God is not involved in human affairs, history is considered unimportant to deists. T,F | T |
| It could be said that every year becomes more pluralistic than the next. T,F | T |
| The Jefferson Bible exluded all accounts of miracles. T,F | T |
| The Jefferson Bible's formal name is: a. The Life and Morals of Jesus b. THe Morals of Jesus c. The LIfe of Jesus d. THe Morals and Life of Jesus | a |
| An example of a sophisticated scientific deist is ________? a. Dawkins b. Flew c. Einstein | c |
| An example of a sophisticated philosophic deist is ________? a. Dawkins b. Einstein c. Flew | c |
| What is panentheism? a. the universe is not God but in God b. God and the universe are one c. the universe is God | a |
| A moralistic therapeutic deist acknowledges the existence of God but ignores his existence in their daily life. T,F | T |
| Many professing Christians are actually moralistic therapeutic deists. T,F | T |
| The central goal of life is t be happy and feel good about oneself. T,F | F |
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