Question 1

According to Aquinas, there are __________ ways to prove the existence of God.

Accepted Answer

A)  Three. 
B)  Four. 
C)  Five. 
D)  Six. 
A)  Three. 
B)  Four. 
C)  Five. 
D)  Six.

Question 2

Pascal claims that those who do not find it easy to believe in God on the basis of his argument should become atheists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the main weakness of Cleanthes's version of the argument from design? Can it be saved from this weakness? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The main weakness of Cleanthes's version

Question 4

Do you find the free-will defense convincing? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The free-will defense is a philosophical

Question 5

Aquinas claims that all things in the world that move must be set in motion by something else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Pascal argued that taking up his wager was

Accepted Answer

A)  Just as good as real faith. 
B)  A way to try to acquire real faith. 
C)  Better than nothing if you couldn't have real faith. 
D)  Probably not good enough to get you to heaven. 
A)  Just as good as real faith. 
B)  A way to try to acquire real faith. 
C)  Better than nothing if you couldn't have real faith. 
D)  Probably not good enough to get you to heaven.

Question 7

Paley claims that one could not explain how a watch got onto a deserted island.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Is it "true" that the theist accepts reason-based criteria for belief and merely wants to extend them? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The question of whether theists accept r

Question 9

Can one choose to believe? Are there some things that one can choose to believe, but not others? What would Pascal say? Do you agree?

Accepted Answer

good essay will:
Explain Pascal's view,

Question 10

According to Scriven, reason is irrelevant to the commitment to theism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Do you find Swinburne's account of natural evil convincing? Explain.
Pascal's Wager
Simon Blackburn

Accepted Answer

Swinburne's account of natural evil is n

Question 12

Plato's Euthyphro considers the question of whether God exists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Pascal, if one chooses not to believe in God and God does exist, then

Accepted Answer

A)  The chance of suffering in hell is highly improbable. 
B)  An infinity of afterlife in heaven is highly probable. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  The chance of suffering in hell is highly improbable. 
B)  An infinity of afterlife in heaven is highly probable. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 14

A natural evil, according to Swinburne,

Accepted Answer

A)  Is deliberately caused by human beings. 
B)  Is not deliberately caused by human beings. 
C)  Includes human and animal suffering. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  Is deliberately caused by human beings. 
B)  Is not deliberately caused by human beings. 
C)  Includes human and animal suffering. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 15

Summarize Aquinas's fourth way. Do you find it convincing? Explain.
Dialogues concerning Natural Religion
David Hume

Accepted Answer

Aquinas's fourth way, also known as the

Question 16

An example of moral evil is an earthquake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Zagzebski gives the analogy between the wealthy man/poor woman story and Pascal's wager because she is wondering

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether it is morally bad to make yourself believe in God for self-interested reasons. 
B)  Whether it is morally bad to try to change your beliefs at all. 
C)  Whether it is possible to make yourself believe in God. 
D)  Whether God is trying to "buy" worshippers. 
A)  Whether it is morally bad to make yourself believe in God for self-interested reasons. 
B)  Whether it is morally bad to try to change your beliefs at all. 
C)  Whether it is possible to make yourself believe in God. 
D)  Whether God is trying to "buy" worshippers.

Question 18

The religious worldview presents the most important aspects of the world in a personal light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Anselm conceives of God as something

Accepted Answer

A)  Than-which-nothing-greater-can-be-found-on-earth. 
B)  Than-which-nothing-larger-can-be-thought. 
C)  Than-which-none-greater-can-be-thought. 
D)  Than-which-no-human-is-greater. 
A)  Than-which-nothing-greater-can-be-found-on-earth. 
B)  Than-which-nothing-larger-can-be-thought. 
C)  Than-which-none-greater-can-be-thought. 
D)  Than-which-no-human-is-greater.

Question 20

Cahn concludes that religious believers

Accepted Answer

A)  Are more likely to be moral than non-believers. 
B)  Are less likely to be moral than non-believers. 
C)  Are not likely to be moral at all. 
D)  Can be both moral or immoral just as non-believers can. 
A)  Are more likely to be moral than non-believers. 
B)  Are less likely to be moral than non-believers. 
C)  Are not likely to be moral at all. 
D)  Can be both moral or immoral just as non-believers can.

According to Aquinas, there are __________ ways to prove the existence of God.

Pascal claims that those who do not find it easy to believe in God on the basis of his argument should become atheists.

What is the main weakness of Cleanthes's version of the argument from design? Can it be saved from this weakness? Explain.

Do you find the free-will defense convincing? Explain.

Aquinas claims that all things in the world that move must be set in motion by something else.

Pascal argued that taking up his wager was

Paley claims that one could not explain how a watch got onto a deserted island.

Is it "true" that the theist accepts reason-based criteria for belief and merely wants to extend them? Explain.

Can one choose to believe? Are there some things that one can choose to believe, but not others? What would Pascal say? Do you agree?

According to Scriven, reason is irrelevant to the commitment to theism.

Do you find Swinburne's account of natural evil convincing? Explain. Pascal's Wager Simon Blackburn

Plato's Euthyphro considers the question of whether God exists.

According to Pascal, if one chooses not to believe in God and God does exist, then

A natural evil, according to Swinburne,

Summarize Aquinas's fourth way. Do you find it convincing? Explain. Dialogues concerning Natural Religion David Hume

An example of moral evil is an earthquake.

Zagzebski gives the analogy between the wealthy man/poor woman story and Pascal's wager because she is wondering

The religious worldview presents the most important aspects of the world in a personal light.

Anselm conceives of God as something

Cahn concludes that religious believers

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Exam 7: God

According to Aquinas, there are __________ ways to prove the existence of God.

Pascal claims that those who do not find it easy to believe in God on the basis of his argument should become atheists.

What is the main weakness of Cleanthes's version of the argument from design? Can it be saved from this weakness? Explain.

Do you find the free-will defense convincing? Explain.

Aquinas claims that all things in the world that move must be set in motion by something else.

Pascal argued that taking up his wager was

Paley claims that one could not explain how a watch got onto a deserted island.

Is it "true" that the theist accepts reason-based criteria for belief and merely wants to extend them? Explain.

Can one choose to believe? Are there some things that one can choose to believe, but not others? What would Pascal say? Do you agree?

According to Scriven, reason is irrelevant to the commitment to theism.

Do you find Swinburne's account of natural evil convincing? Explain. Pascal's Wager Simon Blackburn

Plato's Euthyphro considers the question of whether God exists.

According to Pascal, if one chooses not to believe in God and God does exist, then

A natural evil, according to Swinburne,

Summarize Aquinas's fourth way. Do you find it convincing? Explain. Dialogues concerning Natural Religion David Hume

An example of moral evil is an earthquake.

Zagzebski gives the analogy between the wealthy man/poor woman story and Pascal's wager because she is wondering

The religious worldview presents the most important aspects of the world in a personal light.

Anselm conceives of God as something

Cahn concludes that religious believers

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

Filters