Foundations of Faith Unit 2 REVIEW

What is the study of how we know what we know?

Human history is a record of us trying to escape the shadows of imperfection and find the spiritual ideal.

God created all things and exists outside the physical universe.

Right and wrong are totally up to personal preferences. (2 answers)

When we die, we just turn into another part of the universe in a big cycle of life. There is no Heaven or Hell.

As parts of God, we can become more fully one with the universe.

What is the point of the allegory of the cave?

For the theist, there is an afterlife in which our spirits/souls last forever.

Everthing is God and God is everything.

Materialism teaches that we were created by God.

Why did the other prisoners threaten the prisoner who escaped?

The physical world and the spiritual world are one and the same.

Idealism says that human beings are created by God to know and love and obey him forever.

Human beings are just matter and atoms bouncing around; there is nothing spiritual about us.

Both the spiritual world and the physical world are real, but they are independent of each other.

Idealism teaches that the physical universe isn't important, only the greater spiritual reality that lies beyond it.

Right and wrong are based off of the perfect spiritual ideal, not on personal preferences.

The author of the allegory of the cave is...

What happened to one of the prisoners in the cave?

In the allegory of the cave, what did the prisoners see on the wall?

After death, we don't go to heaven or hell, we just escape the shadows of the body and enter the greater spiritual idea.

Theists believe that we are already one with God, and that he doesn't exist outside the physical universe.

Monism is also known as atheism.

God is not really a person, but more like a perfect spiritual idea of justice, beauty, and truth.

What is the study of what is real?

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are examples of this worldview.

For a materialist, life is over at death, so we should enjoy life while it lasts.