God

High school (ages 12+)
Philosophy & Big Questions

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/god

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the philosophical category?A central concept in metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, debated across millennia
2. What is the theological attributes (common)?Omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (all-powerful), omnipresence (everywhere), and often omnibenevolence (all-good)
3. What does the word "God" mean in different religions?In some religions God is one all-powerful creator, while in others many gods or one big reality called Brahman exist.
4. Why do people think about God as the biggest idea ever?Because God is a powerful idea that has shaped how people think, act, and build societies for a very long time.

Transcendence: Existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe.
Immanence: Existing or operating within; inherent; pervasive in the material universe.
Theodicy: An attempt to justify God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil.