Quiz 1 Types of Belief

Define theist

• Someone who disbelieves or has a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• A person who believes that nothing is known for sure about the existence or nature of God

• A person who believes in the existence of a God

• A nontheist sees the God question as insoluble and irrelevant.

Define atheist

• Someone who disbelieves or has a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• A person who believes that nothing is known for sure about the existence or nature of God

• A person who believes in the existence of a God

• A nontheist sees the God question as insoluble and irrelevant.

Define non theist

• Someone who disbelieves or has a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• A person who believes that nothing is known for sure about the existence or nature of God

• A person who believes in the existence of a God

• A nontheist sees the God question as insoluble and irrelevant.

Define agnostic

• Someone who disbelieves or has a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• A person who believes that nothing is known for sure about the existence or nature of God

• A person who believes in the existence of a God

• A nontheist sees the God question as insoluble and irrelevant.

Define monotheist

• Someone who disbelieves or has a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• A person who believes that nothing is known for sure about the existence or nature of God

• the belief that there is only one God

• The belief in or worship of more than one god

Define polytheist

• Someone who disbelieves or has a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• A person who believes that nothing is known for sure about the existence or nature of God

• the belief that there is only one God

• The belief in or worship of more than one god

How would you describe a person who makes the following claim:

"I am a Hindu, I believe that Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the preserver, and Shiva is the destroyer. We need all three for the universe to work well."

• Agnostic

• Monotheist

• Polytheist

• Atheist

How would you describe a person who makes the following claim:

"It's a difficult question, whether God exists or not. I haven't made up my mind on it. People with opposite views both seem to make good arguments."

• Agnostic

• Monotheist

• Polytheist

• Atheist

How would you describe a person who makes the following claim:

"The world is so incredibly beautiful there must be some kind of God out there, I don't know what it's like though."

• Agnostic

• Monotheist

• Polytheist

• Theist

Which viewpoint is this slogan written from?

• Atheist

• Agnostic

• Non theist

• Theist