Question 1

According to Zagzebski, the person who takes up Pascal's wager is intending to

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A)  Try to come to a sincere belief in God. 
B)  Try to get into heaven without sincere belief. 
C)  Try to get a good reputation for being pious. 
D)  Try to figure out the real truth about God's existence. 
A)  Try to come to a sincere belief in God. 
B)  Try to get into heaven without sincere belief. 
C)  Try to get a good reputation for being pious. 
D)  Try to figure out the real truth about God's existence.

Question 2

Aquinas's third way to prove the existence of God relies on the claim that

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A)  There cannot be an infinite causal series. 
B)  There cannot be something that is better or worse without something that is perfectly good. 
C)  There cannot be contingent things without a necessary thing. 
D)  There cannot be unintelligent things that aim at ends without an intelligent designer. 
A)  There cannot be an infinite causal series. 
B)  There cannot be something that is better or worse without something that is perfectly good. 
C)  There cannot be contingent things without a necessary thing. 
D)  There cannot be unintelligent things that aim at ends without an intelligent designer.

Question 3

The problem of evil challenges the compatibility of evil with

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A)  The existence of a finite God. 
B)  The existence of love. 
C)  The existence of a fallible God. 
D)  The existence of an all-powerful, perfectly benevolent, omnipotent God. 
A)  The existence of a finite God. 
B)  The existence of love. 
C)  The existence of a fallible God. 
D)  The existence of an all-powerful, perfectly benevolent, omnipotent God.

Question 4

Paley considers the objection that

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A)  The watch might not work correctly all the time. 
B)  The watch might have extra parts. 
C)  One might not understand the function of a watch. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  The watch might not work correctly all the time. 
B)  The watch might have extra parts. 
C)  One might not understand the function of a watch. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 5

According to Anselm, the fool said in his heart that

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A)  The existence of God cannot be proven. 
B)  God does not exist. 
C)  God is unknowable. 
D)  God is incomprehensible. 
A)  The existence of God cannot be proven. 
B)  God does not exist. 
C)  God is unknowable. 
D)  God is incomprehensible.

Question 6

Summarize the terms of the wager according to Pascal. What is decisive in his eyes? Do you agree?

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good essay will:
Briefly recount the con

Question 7

Paley argues that if he were to find a watch upon the ground, he would be warranted in inferring that

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A)  Someone had lost it. 
B)  It had been placed there by God. 
C)  It must have had a maker. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Someone had lost it. 
B)  It had been placed there by God. 
C)  It must have had a maker. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 8

Blackburn thinks that the payoff matrix Pascal specifies is oversimplified.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In this essay, Cahn makes two major points about God and morality. These are as follows:

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A)  God's will is revealed in holy books, but a nonbeliever can still be a moral person. 
B)  God's will is revealed in holy books, but morality depends on an independent standard. 
C)  We have no way to know God's will, and morality depends on an independent standard anyway. 
D)  We have no way to know God's will, and morality depends on our knowing God's will. 
A)  God's will is revealed in holy books, but a nonbeliever can still be a moral person. 
B)  God's will is revealed in holy books, but morality depends on an independent standard. 
C)  We have no way to know God's will, and morality depends on an independent standard anyway. 
D)  We have no way to know God's will, and morality depends on our knowing God's will.

Question 10

Explain Blackburn's critique of the argument. Do you find it compelling? Explain.

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Blackburn's critique of the argument is

Question 11

Summarize the cosmological argument. Then present and respond to one of the criticisms that Nagel raises of this argument. Do you find the criticism persuasive? Explain.

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good essay will:
State the reasons and c

Question 12

According to James, it is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The meaning of the term "true" is given by faith-based criteria for truth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Gaunilo criticizes Anselm's argument because

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A)  It supports the nonexistence of God. 
B)  It relies on empirical evidence. 
C)  It supports the existence of any unreal or imagined thing. 
D)  It only addresses the geography of islands. 
A)  It supports the nonexistence of God. 
B)  It relies on empirical evidence. 
C)  It supports the existence of any unreal or imagined thing. 
D)  It only addresses the geography of islands.

Question 15

Because natural bodies __________, Aquinas argues that they must be directed by an intelligent being.

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A)  Set other bodies in motion. 
B)  Act for an end. 
C)  Are in perpetual motion. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Set other bodies in motion. 
B)  Act for an end. 
C)  Are in perpetual motion. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 16

Cleanthes argues that we can infer that the natural world is the product of an intelligent designer based on

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A)  The supposition that similar causes arise from similar effects. 
B)  The way the natural world resembles human productions. 
C)  The infinite goodness of the world. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  The supposition that similar causes arise from similar effects. 
B)  The way the natural world resembles human productions. 
C)  The infinite goodness of the world. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 17

The ontological argument

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A)  Appeals to empirical evidence. 
B)  Does not appeal to empirical evidence. 
C)  Relies solely on the concept of God. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Appeals to empirical evidence. 
B)  Does not appeal to empirical evidence. 
C)  Relies solely on the concept of God. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 18

Does engaging in religious rituals help one believe in God? Explain.
Natural Theology
William Paley

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Engaging in religious rituals can certai

Question 19

What do you think God would think of one who believed in God on the basis of Pascal's argument?

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Pascal's Wager is a philosophical argume

Question 20

Pascal claims that if there is a God, He is

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A)  Incomprehensible. 
B)  Unknowable. 
C)  Without limit. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Incomprehensible. 
B)  Unknowable. 
C)  Without limit. 
D)  All of the above.

According to Zagzebski, the person who takes up Pascal's wager is intending to

Aquinas's third way to prove the existence of God relies on the claim that

The problem of evil challenges the compatibility of evil with

Paley considers the objection that

According to Anselm, the fool said in his heart that

Summarize the terms of the wager according to Pascal. What is decisive in his eyes? Do you agree?

Paley argues that if he were to find a watch upon the ground, he would be warranted in inferring that

Blackburn thinks that the payoff matrix Pascal specifies is oversimplified.

In this essay, Cahn makes two major points about God and morality. These are as follows:

Explain Blackburn's critique of the argument. Do you find it compelling? Explain.

Summarize the cosmological argument. Then present and respond to one of the criticisms that Nagel raises of this argument. Do you find the criticism persuasive? Explain.

According to James, it is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

The meaning of the term "true" is given by faith-based criteria for truth.

Gaunilo criticizes Anselm's argument because

Because natural bodies __________, Aquinas argues that they must be directed by an intelligent being.

Cleanthes argues that we can infer that the natural world is the product of an intelligent designer based on

The ontological argument

Does engaging in religious rituals help one believe in God? Explain. Natural Theology William Paley

What do you think God would think of one who believed in God on the basis of Pascal's argument?

Pascal claims that if there is a God, He is

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According to Zagzebski, the person who takes up Pascal's wager is intending to

Aquinas's third way to prove the existence of God relies on the claim that

The problem of evil challenges the compatibility of evil with

Paley considers the objection that

According to Anselm, the fool said in his heart that

Summarize the terms of the wager according to Pascal. What is decisive in his eyes? Do you agree?

Paley argues that if he were to find a watch upon the ground, he would be warranted in inferring that

Blackburn thinks that the payoff matrix Pascal specifies is oversimplified.

In this essay, Cahn makes two major points about God and morality. These are as follows:

Explain Blackburn's critique of the argument. Do you find it compelling? Explain.

Summarize the cosmological argument. Then present and respond to one of the criticisms that Nagel raises of this argument. Do you find the criticism persuasive? Explain.

According to James, it is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

The meaning of the term "true" is given by faith-based criteria for truth.

Gaunilo criticizes Anselm's argument because

Because natural bodies __________, Aquinas argues that they must be directed by an intelligent being.

Cleanthes argues that we can infer that the natural world is the product of an intelligent designer based on

The ontological argument

Does engaging in religious rituals help one believe in God? Explain. Natural Theology William Paley

What do you think God would think of one who believed in God on the basis of Pascal's argument?

Pascal claims that if there is a God, He is

What Is Philosophy

The Elements of Argument

Knowing Vs Thinking

Mind

Free Will

Identity

Moral Theory

Moral Problems

Society

Social Justice

Art

The Meaning of Life

Asian Outlooks

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