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Suggested Search Topics for Part One – Why Believe in God?

© Robert J. Spitzer, S.J.,/Magis Institute July 2011

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Aesthetic, C

Anthropic, D

--and strong force, D

- and supernatural design, D

- and universal constants, D

- and weak force, D

Atheism, I

- and evil, I

- and freedom, I

- and Freud, I

- indemonstrable, I

- and Marxism, I

- and suffering, I, K, L

- tenuous rationality of, I

--and wishful thinking, I

Beauty, C

- definition of, C

- and God, C

- and human mystery, C

- and mysticism, C

- perfect, C

- and transcendentals, C

Being, F

- and act, F

- and Aquinas, F

- and God, F

- and reality, F

Belief

- and the design of the universe, D

- in God, A - L

- reasonable and responsible, F

Bing Bang Cosmology, D

- description of, D

Black Holes, D

Bubble Universes (see also Pocket Universes), D

Causality, F, H

- and conditioned reality, F

- and contemporary physics, H

- and creator, F, H

- definition of, F, H

- and the metaphysical proof, F, H

- proximate, F, H

- and Russell, H

- and time, G, H

- transcendent, D, F, H

- ultimate, F

- and uncaused reality, F

- and unconditioned reality, F

Change, G

Chaotic Inflation, D

Choice, K

Condition, F

- and causality, F

- epistemological, F

- ontological, F

Conditioned Reality, F

Conscience, C

- and Aquinas, C

- and the good, C

- and Kant, C

- leading to God, C

- and Newman, C

Consciousness, B, C

- of God, C

Constants, D

- and anthropic universe, D

- and Carter, D

- and Davies, D

- definition of

- fine-tuning of, D

- and Hoyle, D

- kinds of , D

- and Penrose, D

- and supernatural design, D

- universal, D

Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Radiation, D

Cosmological Constant (see also Vacuum Energy), D

Cosmological Fine-Tuning, D

Cosmology, D

Creation of Universe, D

- in classical Big Bang Cosmology, D

- in contemporary Big Bang Cosmology, D

- continuous, F

- and the finitude of past time, G

- and inflationary model universe, D

- and time, D&G

- and universal constants, D

Creator, D , F, G

- continuous, F

-of Everything, F

-of Time, G

-of Universe, D

Cyclic Ekpyrotic Universe, D

Dark Energy (see Vacuum Energy), D

Death, B

-and soul, B

-process of, B

-survival of, B

Design, D

- of universal constants,D

- vs. weak anthropic principle, D

Desire, A, C

-and happiness, A

- and identity, A

- for perfect Being, C

- for perfect Justice/Goodness, C

- for perfect Home, C

- for perfect Love, C

- and purpose, A

-and unhappiness

Desire to Know, C

Electron, D

Elements, D

Energy, D

- dark, D

- electromagnetic, D

- and fields, D

- and four universal forces, D

- and mass, D

- and space-time, D

- and universal constants, D

Entropy, D

- and an anthropic universe, D

- and finite duration of universe, D

- and Roger Penrose, D

Evidence, F

- irreducible forms of, F

- kinds of , F

- in proofs of God, F, I

Explanation, F

- complete, F

Faith, A, J, I

-and purpose, A

- and reason, J

-and revelation, J

- and suffering, L

- and unbelief, I

- and wishful thinking, I

Fields, D

- electromagnetic, D

- quantum, D

- space-time, D

Fine-Tuning (see Cosmological Fine-Tuning), D

Freedom, K

Galactic System, D

Galaxies, D

General Theory of Relativity, D

- and Einstein, D

- and inflationary universe, D

- and mass-energy, D

- and special theory of relativity, D

God, A-L

- as creator of past time, G

- as creator of the universe, D

- as designer of universe, D

- as infinite reality, F

- as transcending time, G

- as unconditioned reality, F

- as unique reality, F

- as unrestricted reality, F

Goodness, C

- and conscience, C

- desire for, C

- and God, C

- and justice, C

- and love, C

- in Newman, C

- perfect, C

- in Plato, C

- and transcendentals, C

Gravity, D

- and quantum cosmology, D

- and space time, D

- and vacuum energy, D

Happiness, A

History, J

Holy, C

Home, C

- desire for, C

- and God, C

- and mysticism, C

- perfect, C

- and transcendentals, C

- and Underhill, C

Hubble Constant, D

Hubble Expansion, D

Identity, A

Infinity, G

- actual, G

- and finite mathematics, G

- Hilbert’s prohibition of, G

- potential, G

- and power, F, G

- regression, F

Inflation, D

- and Borde and Vilenkin, D

- and creation of universe, D

- description of, D

- and Guth, D

- and regional universes, D

- and string theory, D

- and vacuum energy, D

Initial Conditions, D

Intelligence, C, D

- animal, C

- artificial, C

- divine, C, D

- human, C

Joy, C

Kalam argument, G

Kallosh, R.

Light, D

- speed of, D

Logic, F, I

- analytical contradiction, F, G, I

- contradiction of fact, F, G, I

- disjunctive syllogism, F

- implicative syllogism, F

- modus ponens, F

- modus tollens, F

Love, C, J, K, L

- and creator, C, J

- definition of, J

- desire for, C, J

- and empathy, J

- of God, C, J

- and goodness, C, J

- and human mystery, C, J

- and justice, C, J

- perfect, J

- and transcendentals, C

- unconditional, C, J

Mathematical Physics, D

Mathematics, G

- finite, G

- and Hilbert, G

- infinities in, G

- non-standard, G

- and past time, G

- the philosophy of, G

Metaphysics, F

- and God, F

- and physics, D, F

Method, D, F, G

- in metaphysics, F

- in science, D

M-Theory, D

Multiverse, D

Mystery, C, J

Mysticism, C, J

Near-death experiences, B

-blind people, B

-fear of death, B

- Gallup study, B

- - Moody, M.D. study, B

- Morse, M.D. study, B

- Ring, Ph.D. study, B

-transcendent experience, B

-Van Lommel, M.D. study, B

-verifiable aspects, B

Nothing, D

- ex nihilo, D

Ontology, F

- and the beautiful, C

Oscillating Universe, D

Peace, C

Physics, D

- and Big Bang Cosmology, D

- of early universe, D

- limits of, D

- and metaphysics, D

- method of, D

- in Planck era, D

- and universe, D

Pocket Universes (see also Bubble Universes), D

Prayer, J

Pre-Big-Bang Inflationary (PBBI) Model, D

Proof, F, I

- disproving, I

- evidence in, F, I

- and necessity, F

- and reasonable & responsible belief, F

- requisites for, F

- validity of, F

Proton, D

Purpose, A

Quantum Cosmology, D

- and gravity, D

- and Hawking, D

- and inflationary model universe, D

- and Planck era, D

- and string theory, D

Quantum Field, D

Quantum Fluctuation, D

Quark, D

Reality, F

- and being, F

- conditioned, F

- definition of, F

- unconditioned, F

- unrestricted, F

Red Shifts, D

Revelation, J

Simplicity, F

- and God, F

Singularity, D

- and Borde and Vilenkin, D

- in classical Big Bang Model, D

- in contemporary Big Bang Model, D

- and Guth, D

- and inflationary model universe, D

Soul, B

-and God, B

-and near death experiences, B

-and the transcendentals, C

Space, D

- characteristics in our universe, D

- definition of, D

- and energy, D

- in the General Theory of Relativity, D

- not nothing, D

- and space-time, D

- and universe, D

- variability of , D

Space-Time, D

- and general theory of relativity, D

- and gravity, D

- and mass-energy, D

- and the Planck era, D

- and universe, D

Stars, D

String Landscape Theory, D

String Theory, D

- and inflationary model universe, D

- M-Theory, D

- and Planck era, D

- and quantum cosmology, D

- Superstring Theory, D

Strong Force (See Strong Nuclear Force), D

Strong Nuclear Force, D

Suffering, K, L

-and compassion, L

-and courage, L

-and empathy, L

-and freedom, K

-and God, K&L

-and happiness, L

-from humans, K

-and identity, L

-and love, K&L

-from nature, L

Teleological, D

Time, D, G

- and age of the universe, D

- asymmetry of, D, G

- finitude of past, G

- and general theory of relativity, D

- and space-time, D

- succession of, G

- and universe, D,

Transcendentals, C

- and God, C

- in neo-Platonism, C

- perfect beauty, C

- perfect goodness, C

- perfect home, C

- perfect justice, C

- perfect love, C

- perfect truth, C

- presence to human consciousness, C

Transmateriality of humans, B

Truth, C, F

- perfect, C

- restricted, C

- and transcendentals, C

Typicality (of our universe), D

Unconditioned Reality, F

- and causation, F

- and conditioned reality, F

- definition of, F

- and God, F

- proof of, F

- and uncaused cause, F

- uniqueness of, F

Understanding, D

Uniqueness, F

- of absolutely simple reality, F

- of God, F

- and transcendentals, C

Unity, F

- and manifolds, G

- and simplicity, F

- of space, D

- in space-time, D

Universe, D

- constants of, D

- creation of , D

- definition of, D

- finite age of, D

- finite mass of, D

- finite span of , D

- and Guth, D

- and Linde, D

- and multiverse, D

- pocket (see regional), D

- and space, D

- supernatural design of, D

- and time, D

Unrestricted Reality, F

- and A-infinity, G

- definition of, F

- proof of , F

- uniqueness of , F

Weak Force, D

- and other constants, D

- and supernatural design of universe, D