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cosmological argument  An argument that attempts to derive the existence of God from the existence of the universe.
evidentialism  The doctrine that you are justified in believing something if and only if evidence supports it.
miracle  A violation of natural law by a supernatural being.
moral evil  The evil that humans suffer at the hands of other humans.
natural evil  The evil that humans suffer at the hands of nature.
ontological argument  An argument from the nature of God to the existence of God.
teleological argument  An argument that attempts to derive the existence of God from the design or purpose of things.
theodicy  An attempt to justify belief in God given the existence of evil.
theist  One who believes in a god, especially a personal god who rules the world.
agnostic  One who neither believes nor disbelieves in God.
atheist  One who disbelieves in God.
deist  One who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it.
pantheist  One who believes that the universe is God.







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