Discussion questions:
Is chance or creator God a more logical explanation of the world? Why or why not?
When I consider the universe and life itself, what could be my response to God?
Quiz questions:
1. Why did Antony Flew felt compelled to abandon his atheism and embrace theism?
2. Is it by chance that life exists on earth or is it a work of God?
3. Did the universe know we were coming?
4. What is the possibity for life to exist on earth?
5. How can a universe of mindless matter produce beings with intrinsic ends, self-replication capabilities, and coded chemistry?
6. According to Antony Flew, how did matter become living matter that can reproduce?
I believe Creator God is a much more logical explanation just from the standpoint of the complexity of all of life that we see around us. Some more famous philosophical and brilliant people also held this belief including Aristotle, as well as Isaac Newton who phrased it in a similar way which I believe - "In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence."
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference, for you, between pleasure and happiness?
ReplyDelete-For me, happiness is an emotion and pleasure is a feeling
Do you agree with Aristotle that tragic events occurring after your death, like your child's tragic illness, can still impact your happiness?
-No, for me I dont know what comes after my death. If it is nothing, then who cares? But if I have to know or watch my children suffer, that's different.
Are you happy? Are you a hedonist?
-I struggled with happiness last term, but I found my happiness this term and I'm glad for it.