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A posteriori
on the basis of experience
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A priori
without,or prior to, experience
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Agnosticism
literally, without knowledge
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Atheism
without God
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Categorical imperative
an action performed for its own sake, out of duty, and not for any other motive or outcome e.g. be kind
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conscience
the inner aspect of the life of the individual where a sense of what is right and wrong is developed
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conversion
an experience which brings about a change
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corporate
experiences which are shared by a group, usually those who share a common religious belief
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dualism
the belief that the mind and body are seperate entities
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euthrypho dilema
is something good because God commands it, or does God command that which is good?
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Ex nihilo
out of nothing. used to refer to God's activity in creation
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faith
assumptions and a way of life not based on certainty gained from empirical testing or scientifically provable testimony
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falsification
the means of proving a statement false
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hard determinism
the view that all freedom is illusory
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immanent
God known in his activity within the world
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induction
the method of resoning which leads us to draw conclusions about the future on the basis of what we know in the past
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infinite
without limitations of time,space,knowledge,freedom or power
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mysticism
an experience in which the ultimate reality is vividly encountered
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numinous
an experience of that which is wholly other
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principle of credulity
we should believe what people say unless compelled to do otherwise
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principle of testimony
that people generally tell the truth
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soft determinism
the view that i am free to perform an action as i am not coerced into doing it or prevented from doing it
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subjective
claims which are based on personal preference
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transcendent
being beyond. in the context of God, it is used to describe his being beyond and outside the world
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