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An explanation and evaluation of natural theology and Calvin’s viewpoint- What is Natural Theology? Natural theology is learning about God and gaining knowledge of God through nature and observation. In other words, anything that involves Divine Revelation such as the Scriptures, the Person of Christ and Religious Experiences such as dreams are not included in natural theology. So, the question of “how much can we learn about God through natural theology” is in other words the question of “how much can we really learn about God through nature, observation and anything that isn’t divine revelation”? What have we learnt in the past about God through Natural Theology? Many theologians have argued that we can know lots about God through using natural theology. For example, some have argued we can know that he exists through natural theology. One example of where natural theology has been used in the past to show God’s existence is William Paley’s design argument. Whic...

Intuitionism- A good way of understanding ethics?  Basic intuitionism is based on the premise/idea that moral propositions are self-evident . What does it mean for a proposition to be self-evident? A self-evident proposition is one that doesn’t require evidence, justification or an argument to be accepted (this does not mean that there is not evidence for this though). Therefore, when intuitionists argue that moral propositions are self-evident, they argue that we know some things are wrong, and we do not need justification to argue that it is wrong because the proposition that “murder is wrong” is self-evident.  This means that we can recognise a “good” or a “bad” action when we see it, but that we cannot define what “good” is. For example, the intuitionist would not need a reason to understand the holocaust was a morally abhorrent thing because the intuitionist argues that we all know what is wrong. Some significant intuitionists- Price Price argues that ...