Revision: What do I believe about God?

Year 7
Revision
Beliefs about God
Quizlet:
Does God exist?
Yes? You are a theist, you believe in God.

Not sure? You are a agnostic, you can’t decide if

you believe in God.

No? You are a atheist, you do not believe in

God.
Belief To think that something is true, real or very important

Opinion Your own personal point of view

Faith To have total belief and trust in something –

without the need for proof (e.g. God)
Proof The evidence that shows an idea to be true

Fact A piece of information or idea that we know to be

true (e.g. 2 +2 = 4)
Atheist A person that does not believe in God

Theist A person that does believe in God

Agnostic A person that is unsure if God exists or not

 Learn the Key terms!
What is God like?

Stretch yourself:

Add the definition

of these words to
your list:

1. Monotheist
2. Polytheist
 Why do people believe in God?
Use the pictures to help you write a list of reasons
why people do and do not believe in God….
Why do people believe in God? Why do people not believe in God?
1) 2) 5)
2)
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4)
3)
3)
4)
5)

Stretch yourself: Add two of Top Philosopher task: What is the

your own reasons to the list. Teleological Argument?
 Why do people believe in God?
Use some of the reasons for and against belief in god to make a
poster or mind map explaining different points of view
Why do people believe in God? Why do people not believe in God?

1. People believe Holy books like the Bible
are given by God
2. Some people believe the design of the
world evidences a creator-God
3. Some people are brought up believing
in God (Church; Sunday School; etc.)
4. Some people claim to have seen
miracles that only God could do
5. Some people believe God must have
started the world
1. The world is full of natural disasters –
if God existed he would stop them
2. The big bang (evolution) started the
world – not God
3. There’s so many religions – how can
God be real – which version of God?
4. If God existed there would be more
answered prayers – too many
unanswered prayers
5. There’s no evidence - no one has
seen God
 Can you explain
reasons for and
against belief in God?

What do you think

and why?
For God: The Design (Teleological) Argument

St Thomas Aquinas
(1225 – 1274) said
that the ORDER and
DESIGN of the world
is proof of a designer,
and that this designer Top Philosopher:

must be God. Is the world well

designed? Explain
your answer
For God: The 1st Cause (Cosmological) Argument

St Thomas Aquinas
(1225 – 1274) said for
the universe to exist
there had to be a ‘first
cause’, and that first
cause was God.
Something must have
started the universe and
God is the only
explanation.
‘God of the gaps’

This is the idea

that when
science cannot
offer a rational
explanation,
people will say
“God must have Top Philosopher
Does God help use explain the unanswered
been involved” questions? What do you think and why?
 Does God exist?
Make an advert persuading people either that God does exist or he
doesn’t!
Your avert must include reasons and evidence…

Stretch yourself:
Top Philosopher task: What is
Research the Humanist bus campaign. What
slogans did they use on their adverts? Cosmological Argument?