Does the Catholic God Exist?

Which of these is NOT a traditional argument for the existence of God?

• The Design Argument

• The Cosmological Argument

• The Swamp Man Argument

• The Ontological Argument

What is monotheism?

• Belief in one God

• Belief in many Gods

• Belief in no God

• Uncertainty about the existence of God

What is agnosticism?

• Belief in one God

• Belief in many Gods

• Belief in no God

• Uncertainty about the existence of God

Aquinas argued that God is a necessary being and must exist. True or False?

• True

• False

William Paley wrote about which of these things in his argument for God?

• An apple

• A swan

• A watch

• A bicycle

What does omniscient mean?

• God is all-knowing
• God is everywhere
• God is all powerful

What is the ontological argument?

• That the universe is like a watch and points to a watchmaker = God

• There is no greater being than God and it is greater to exist, than not exist.

• Just as you can tie a unicorn horn to a horse, it doesn't mean that a unicorn exists.

• Our sense of right and wrong comes from God, therefore God must exist.

What is David Hume's criticism of the watch/telelogical/design argument?

• That a bad watch maker can make a good watch

• That the universe is nothing like a watch

• Like effects may have like causes, but does not lead to an ‘all-loving God’

What is a theist?

• Someone who is not sure if God exists

• Someone who believes in God or gods

• Someone who believes in Jesus

• Someone who does not believe in many gods

The key question asked by the cosmological argument is ....

• Why is there something rather than nothing?
• What was the start of the universe? 
• Did God cause the big bang?
• Why is everything in motion?