believing in God:key words

believing in God:key words

1. numinous: the feeling of the presence of something greater than yourself.

2. conversion: when your life is changed by giving yourself to god

3. miracle: something that seems to break a law of science and makes you think only god could have done this.

4. prayer: an attempt to contact God, usually through words

5. design: when things are connected and seem to have a purpose. e.g. eyes are designed for seeing

6. omnipotent: the belief that god is all-powerful

7. agnosticism: not being sure whether god excists

8. atheism: believing that god does not excist

9. moral evil: actions carried out by humans that cause suffering.

10. natural evil: things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans- earthquakes

11. free will: the idea that human beings are free to make their own choices

12. omni benevolent: the belief that god is all-good

13. omniscient: that belief that god knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen