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.. AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL Michael Bergmann [pre - print; published in Oxford Handbook to Philosophical Theology , eds. Thomas Flint and Michael Rea (Oxford University Press, 2009), pp. 374 - 99. ] I n Tamu. The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism. Various formulations by various people. C.S. Lewis, . Miracles. Richard Taylor, . Metaphysics. Others. Formulated by Professor Alvin . Plantinga. in 1993, . 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 . Dignan. . February 15, 2015. Theology and Creation. Humanism. Religious. Naturalism. Panentheism. Traditional Theism. Non-theistic. Goodness of human beings. Seek solely rational ways of solving human problems. 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 . Shaw and British Social Realism. Dividing the Text: . Units/Bits + Objectives/Tasks. Was the exercise useful? Why? (or why not?). Did you learn anything new about the character or that particular scene?. .”. Martin Luther. The outward disciplines: Part . 3. Submission, Service & Evangelism. • . Submission . is an unpopular, repugnant concept these days. .. •The . notion of giving away our power conjures images of becoming a doormat, . 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 . Realism was not their goal but to communicate religious ideas. At first, borrowed from the Romans but began to go their own direction. Earliest surviving Christian art is found on frescoed walls of the catacombs of Rome.. 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.