agnosticism and atheism

B Y L U C Y B O S T O C K

AGNOSTICISM AND ATHEISM

KEY WORDS AND WHAT THEY MEAN

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AGNOSTICISM

This means not being sure whether god exists or not.

ATHEISM

The belief that god does not exist. A person who holds this view is called an atheist.

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ARE YOU NOT SURE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN OR STILL NOT SURE ABOUT ATHEISM

AND AGNOSTICISM

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WHAT DO CHRISTIANS BELIEVE

GOD IS OMNIPOTENTALL POWERFUL

HE CREATED THE WORLD AND EVERYTHING IN IT

PLANTS, ANIMALS AND HUMANS

ANSWERS PRAYERSGOD COMMUNICATES WITH US

HE CAN PERFORM MIRACLES TREATS ILLNESS

WHY DO ATHEISTS NOT BELIEVE IN GOD?

Answer with 4 fully explained reasons

WHY DO ATHEISTS NOT BELIEVE IN GOD?

• Science explains how the world was created• There is no physical proof of God’s existence• Miracles can be explained by science or as coincidences• Evil and suffering in the world proves that an all-loving

and omnipotent God cannot exist

WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE AGNOSTIC?

Answer is full sentences

WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE AGNOSTIC?

Agnostics are unsure about God’s existence because they believe that there is no reliable evidence either in support of God’s existence or against it.

EXAM ALERT!!!!

• Many pupils get confused between the words atheism and agnosticism

• Create some key word cards with definitions on the back to test yourself.

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