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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
