Exam 8: Philosophy of Religion

One important flaw in the Argument from Design is:

Aquinas' Cosmological Argument assumes that:

Kierkegaard held that a true Christian had to be born a Christian.

St. Thomas thought that the best way to gain knowledge of God was:

St. Thomas thought the Ontological Argument to be a sound proof of God's existence.

Existential dread is experienced only by those who fear eternal damnation.

The Ontological Argument is what philosophers call an a priori argument.

The dramatic turning point of Kierkegaard's private life was the breaking of his engagement to Regine Olson.

The Cosmological Argument purports to demonstrate the existence of an entity that moves, but is not moved itself.

One version of the Cosmological Argument has as a premise the claim that no object may move itself.

Kierkegaard uses arguments to prove that arguments can't be used in matters of faith.

Kierkegaard claims that a rational proof of God's existence is impossible because:

Aquinas argues that, if there weren't at least one necessary object, then:

Sam Harris argues that religion is wishful thinking. .

According to Kierkegaard, truth is objectivity.

According to Paley, we can infer the existence of an intelligent creator from the nature and organization of an eye.

The purpose of the Ontological Argument is to convert agnostics into believers.

One version of the Cosmological Argument attempts to derive God's existence from the fact that

Which of the following statements is analytic?

"If Ben is taller than Julie, then Julie is shorter than Ben," is a tautology.