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Flashcards by Jessica Anne, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jessica Anne
almost 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| God is dead | 'god is dead and we have killed him, you and I. All of us are his murderers. but i have come too soon' God is now replaced by science and philosophy. God is redundant and is no longer a source of received wisdom. The new authority is science. |
| implications for religion and morality | Nietzsche - death of god quote. It meant that rejection of moral absolutes. He saw the concept of God as the greatest obstacle to the fulfilment of human life. These ideas were the seeds of a philosophical view known as existentialism.The people who eventually learn to create their lives anew would represent a new stage in human existence. |
| death of god movement | God has no real objective or empirical existence, outside of human language. God is a potent symbol. |
| John Robinson | John Robinson (bishop) thought of God as the ground of our being rather than an objective personal force. He said that our prayers should change us do we do act. This action is an expression of love and compassion, the ground of our being. |
| Don Cupitt | Don Cupitt - God existing as an idea within the mind of believers rather than an external objective being. |
| Religion | Religion needed to be believed and practised in new ways. |
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