PHI 215 Philosophical Issues
Question Set 6 - God

1.  Can God's existence be proved through reason alone?  If so, what do you think are proofs or evidence for the existence of God?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. What is the nature of God?  Does God exist in the same way as a fly exists?  Support your answers with reasons.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. Do you think God created the universe?  If God created everything, and evil exists, did God create evil?  Defend your answers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  4. If God exists, what relationship can an individual person have to God?  Is God an impersonal force or a person?  Does God care what a person does, i.e., does a person's actions affect the relationship?
 
 
 
 
 
 
  5. What does it mean to believe?  Is there more than one meaning to the word to "belief"?  List of the most common definitions.  Find an etymological dictionary that contains the history of the meanings of words (like the Oxford English Dictionary) and find the root word from which "belief" is derived.  Do the same for "love".