Question 1

William Paley argued that the design evident in the world is analogous to the design evident in a

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A)  watch. 
B)  garden. 
C)  house. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  watch. 
B)  garden. 
C)  house. 
D)  None of the above

Question 2

In addition to explaining each individual event in a causal sequence, Leibniz's Cosmological Argument demands one also explain the

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A)  sequence as a whole. 
B)  nature of causal sequences. 
C)  end of the sequence. 
D)  first cause in the sequence. 
A)  sequence as a whole. 
B)  nature of causal sequences. 
C)  end of the sequence. 
D)  first cause in the sequence.

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the main attributes of the God of the Western philosophical tradition?

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A)  God is omnipotent. 
B)  God is omniscient. 
C)  God is perfectly good. 
D)  God is a trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. 
A)  God is omnipotent. 
B)  God is omniscient. 
C)  God is perfectly good. 
D)  God is a trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

Question 4

A potentially infinite process

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A)  is, in fact, continued on and on without end. 
B)  is mere potentiality, without reality. 
C)  could, in principle, be continued on and on without end. 
D)  could, in principle, have a first cause. 
A)  is, in fact, continued on and on without end. 
B)  is mere potentiality, without reality. 
C)  could, in principle, be continued on and on without end. 
D)  could, in principle, have a first cause.

Question 5

According to Leibniz, God's existence is

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A)  necessary. 
B)  contingent. 
C)  possible. 
D)  probable. 
A)  necessary. 
B)  contingent. 
C)  possible. 
D)  probable.

Question 6

Democritus and Leucippus claimed that the universe consists of

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A)  eternally existent atoms. 
B)  four primary elements: fire, water, earth and air. 
C)  one primary external element: water. 
D)  an unknowable, indefinite, prime matter. 
A)  eternally existent atoms. 
B)  four primary elements: fire, water, earth and air. 
C)  one primary external element: water. 
D)  an unknowable, indefinite, prime matter.

Question 7

Which of the following is a key premise in St. Anselm's ontological argument for God?

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A)  If God exists in reality only (and not in the mind), then he would be greater if he existed in the mind too. 
B)  If God exists in the mind only (and not in reality), then he would be greater if he existed in reality too. 
C)  If the world exists (which it does), then God exists. 
D)  If God exists (which he does), then the world exists. 
A)  If God exists in reality only (and not in the mind), then he would be greater if he existed in the mind too. 
B)  If God exists in the mind only (and not in reality), then he would be greater if he existed in reality too. 
C)  If the world exists (which it does), then God exists. 
D)  If God exists (which he does), then the world exists.

William Paley argued that the design evident in the world is analogous to the design evident in a

In addition to explaining each individual event in a causal sequence, Leibniz's Cosmological Argument demands one also explain the

Which of the following is not one of the main attributes of the God of the Western philosophical tradition?

A potentially infinite process

According to Leibniz, God's existence is

Democritus and Leucippus claimed that the universe consists of

Which of the following is a key premise in St. Anselm's ontological argument for God?

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How Is Your Mind Related to Your Body?

Will You Be the Same Person in Ten Years? Could You Survive Death?

Are There Objective Truths About Right and Wrong?

What Really Matters?

What Should We Do Part I?

What Should We Do part II?

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Exam 3: Does God Exist?

William Paley argued that the design evident in the world is analogous to the design evident in a

In addition to explaining each individual event in a causal sequence, Leibniz's Cosmological Argument demands one also explain the

Which of the following is not one of the main attributes of the God of the Western philosophical tradition?

A potentially infinite process

According to Leibniz, God's existence is

Democritus and Leucippus claimed that the universe consists of

Which of the following is a key premise in St. Anselm's ontological argument for God?

What Is Philosophy?

What Are Arguments, and How Should We Evaluate Them?

Why Does God Leave Us to Suffer?

Can We Be Completely Certain of Anything?

Can We Trust Our Senses?

Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow?

What Is Knowledge?

Do We Have Free Will?

How Is Your Mind Related to Your Body?

Will You Be the Same Person in Ten Years? Could You Survive Death?

Are There Objective Truths About Right and Wrong?

What Really Matters?

What Should We Do Part I?

What Should We Do part II?

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