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A Question of Faith
Challenges to Faith
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Worldview | Your general outlook on life |
| Belief | Something you accept as true |
| Secularism | Belief that there should be a clear seperation between all religions and society |
| Science | The study of things that can be observed, measured and weighed |
| Progress | Improvement in some area of life |
| Creation | The action of God that brought the universe and all living things into existence |
| Fundamentalism | We accept a literal reading of the sacred text.We belief it is factually correct and free from error |
| Geology | Explains how our planet has developed over millions of years |
| The Big Bang | A gigantic explosion that result in the forming of the universe |
| Theory of Evolution | All complex forms of life on earth gradually developed over time from simpler forms |
| Natural Selection | Darwins Idea that if an animal can adapt it increases its chance of survival |
| On the Origin of the Species | The book set out Darwins ideas |
| Genesis | The first book of the Old Testament that contains the story of creation |
| The Soul | The source of our spiritual capacity |
| Galileo's discovery | The sun did not revolve around the earth |
| Up to the Seventeenth Century | People believed that the mysteries of life could only be understood by God |
| After the Enlightenment | People believed that some mysteries could be understood by human reasoning |
| Truth | What really is the case, independent of how anyone feels or thinks |
| Meaning | To find or to have a sense of purpose in life |
| Materialism | The view that only material things are real |
| Reflection | Thinking deeply about certain aspects of life |
| Monotheism | The belief in one God |
| Humanism | The belief system that rejects religion and makes sense of life through human reason alone |
| Personal faith | A person's own religious beliefs and response to God |
| Trust | Being able to rely on someone with complete confidence |
| Faith | A strong inner belief and trust in God |
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Ms O Hare
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