PPT-Christian Theism vs. Naturalism+

Equal Intrinsic Simplicity Christian Theism Naturalism 1 A Maximally P owerful 2 Intelligent 3 And Good 4 Supernatural Person 5 Created the universe 6 For the purpose revealed by Jesus of Nazareth. Victorian Atheist Society. East Melbourne. April 9, 2013. The Argument. 1. Whatever began had a cause. (Premise). 2. Natural reality began. (Premise). 3. (Therefore) Natural reality had a cause . (From 1, 2). Flew’s. A-Theism. PHIL/RS 335. Flew, “The Presumption”. Flew begins with a distinction fundamental to his understanding of the stakes.. It’s a distinction in different senses of atheism.. Positive Atheism: denies that there is anything like God.. Naturalism is an outgrowth . of . realism.. Naturalistic writers were influenced by the evolution theory of Charles . Darwin’s Origin of the Species and his ideas about evolution and the . survival of the . Considering . the . Options. With a Focus on Postmodernism. Wisconsin Pathfinder Leaders. 12-14 October 2012. John . Matthews, PhD. Worldview: 6.7 Billion Options. http://skychasers.net/. Photo by . Equal Intrinsic Simplicity. . Christian Theism. Naturalism+. 1 - A . Maximally . P. owerful. 2 - Intelligent. 3 - And Good. 4 - Supernatural Person. 5 - Created the universe . 6 - For the purpose revealed by Jesus of Nazareth. What do you see?. Do different religions see God differently,. or are some. ways of seeing God. just not the same?. The Theistic God. To define theism. To explain why Christianity believes in a theistic God. CSF Presentation. June 19, 2012. By David L. Broersma, . D.Min. .. Lessons from a Fish Pond…. Ways to think about Worldviews. …. Historical. –how and when this kind of thinking began. Philosophical. Just the beginning!. In Between. Walt . Whitman. O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, . The ship has . weather’d. every rack, the prize we sought is won, . The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, . The Arguments for Existence. Discuss This. How does one perception of God shape oneself? How important is it in understanding someone’s view of the universe?. Religious Philosophy. Theism. Atheism. Grew out of Realism. Could be considered the pessimistic brother of the Realist movement. Tries to portray life as close to reality as possible. Chose to write about the everyday man or woman. Focused less on a journey or plot in a . Naturalism means belief in nature. It advocates return to Nature.. According to W.E. Hocking, “Naturalism is a type of metaphysics which takes . Nature as the whole of reality”.. The philosophy of Naturalism excludes whatever is . th. -century – early 20. th. century. Difficult to distinguish between . realism. and . naturalism. .. One rough distinction made by critics is that realism that espouses a . deterministic . philosophy and focuses on the lower classes is considered . (1850-1914). Realism, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seen by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm. --Ambrose Bierce . The Devil's Dictionary. Naturalism . A branch of REALISM that attempts to represent the subjects without artificiality, avoiding artistic conventions as well as incredible, exotic and supernatural elements. It aims to reproduce reality in an objective, almost documentary way, exposing both the most sublime and beautiful, as well as the most vulgar and obscure.