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Philosophy of Religion Fundamental Terms

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Omnibenevolence

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The quality of being perfectly good, which is often attributed to a deity. This concept challenges understandings of the presence of evil and suffering in the world.

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Theodicy

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An attempt to justify the goodness and omnipotence of God in light of the existence of evil. Philosophers often debate the logical coherence and ethical implications of various theodicies.

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Omnipotence

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The attribute of being all-powerful, often ascribed to God. The concept presents philosophical debates about the nature of power and the problem of evil.

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Omniscience

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The quality of having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things. It raises questions regarding free will and predestination.

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Ontological Argument

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A deductive argument for the existence of God, asserting that the concept of God as the greatest conceivable being implies God's existence. Critiques focus on its a priori reasoning.

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Problem of Evil

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The philosophical dilemma that questions how an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God could allow the existence of evil and suffering in the world.

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Pascal's Wager

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Blaise Pascal's argument that rational individuals should live as if God exists and seek to believe in God because doing so has potentially infinite reward with minimal risk.

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Teleological Argument

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This argument for the existence of God is based on the perceived evidence of deliberate design in the natural world. It has been challenged by evolutionary theories.

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Cosmological Argument

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An argument for the existence of God which posits that there must be a first cause (or unmoved mover) for everything that exists. It faces challenges from concepts such as infinite regress.

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Religious Experience

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An individual's subjective experience of the divine or the sacred. Debates center on the validity and interpretation of these experiences as evidence for the existence of God.

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Euthyphro Dilemma

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A philosophical problem questioning whether something is good because God commands it, or if God commands it because it is good, challenging the Divine Command Theory.

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Divine Command Theory

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A meta-ethical theory that posits that moral values are whatever is commanded by a sovereign God. It raises questions about the objectivity of morality and the Euthyphro dilemma.

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Eschatology

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A part of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or the ultimate fate of humanity. In philosophical discussions, it relates to the meaning and purpose of life.

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Free Will

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The concept that human beings have the capacity to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or divine intervention. It is debated in the context of omniscience and predestination.

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Faith and Reason

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This debate concerns the relationship between faith, which involves belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence, and reason, which consists of belief grounded on logical justification.

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