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What is the premise that faith and reason are not mutually exclusive?
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We cannot see the full essence of God but we can see his effects in the world around us.
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How does our reason lead us to God?
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Through observing the world around us and using our reason, we can know that God exists.
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How are faith and reason related?
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Reason leads us to God. But reason only takes us so far. Faith allows us to know him and believe in him.
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What are the 3 kinds of truth?
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1) Scientific knowledge
2) Philosophical truth
3) Theological truth
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What is scientific truth?
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Knowledge by experiments of observation.
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What is philosophical truth?
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Something known by using human reason.
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What is theological truth?
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Something only known by faith.
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What are the proofs for the existence of God?
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1) From Motion
2) From Causality
3) From Possibility
4) From Imperfection
5) From Design
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What is proof from Motion?
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God is the first mover, who began the chain of motion. For something to move, it needs a mover, which is God.
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What is proof from Causality?
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There had to be a cause to have an effect. People and things are effects.
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What is proof from Possibility?
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Everything depends on something else, but there has to be an independent being who is self-evident and necessary.
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What is proof from Imperfection?
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The absolute standard of perfection is God.
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What is proof from Design?
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Intelligent design requires an intelligent designer.
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