Quiz 4: Philosophy and God
Philosophy
Q 1Q 1
The belief in a personal God who is the creator of the world, present in its processes, and with whom we may come into contact, is
A) Theism
B) Monotheism
C) Agnosticism
D) Atheism
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Q 2Q 2
Anselm developed a version of the
A) Cosmological argument
B) Argument from design
C) Ontological argument
D) Teleological argument
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C
Q 3Q 3
Who argued that the concept of an absolutely necessary being is not proven by the fact that reason apparently requires this?
A) Aquinas
B) Kant
C) Anselm
D) Guanilo
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B
Q 4Q 4
Which distinction does Hicks draw on to defend Aquinas' first-cause argument?
A) Between a regress of events and a regress of explanations
B) Between a regress of events and a regress of questions
C) Between a regress of explanations and a regress of questions
D) Between a regress of explanations and a regress of results
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Q 6Q 6
Which argument for the existence of God is accepted by George Ellis, J.
A) The ontological argument
B) The cosmological argument
C) Polinghorne, and Holmes Rolston?
C) The argument from first cause
D) The argument from design
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Q 7Q 7
Who said that many people believe that God is basically there to make us happy?
A) Immanuel Kant
B) John Hicks
C) Nicholas Smith
D) William Craig
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Q 8Q 8
What aspect of our nature did James say we should rely on when faced with living, forced, and momentous decisions?
A) Prudential
B) Rational
C) Spiritual
D) Passional
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Q 9Q 9
Kierkegaard's distinction between the objective and the subjective thinker is essentially a distinction between
A) Passion and prudence
B) Reason and faith
C) Idealism and materialism
D) Sense and sensibilia
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Q 10Q 10
The chief proponent of radical theology in our time is
A) William Craig
B) John Hicks
C) Christopher Hitchens
D) Paul Tillich
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Q 17Q 17
Dembski argued that anything with "specified complexity" has to be produced by an intelligent being.
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Q 21Q 21
Aquinas contended that there could be no ____________________ ____________________ in the casual sequences of the universe.
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Q 24Q 24
The view that the morality of an action is determined by the happiness or unhappiness that it produces is called ____________________.
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Q 27Q 27
Tillich contends that instead of viewing God as a being we should view him as ____________________ ____________________.
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Q 28Q 28
Hindu thought has been primarily influenced by Bhagavad-Gita, or ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________.
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Q 30Q 30
The Second Noble Truth identifies the source of the suffering that we experience in living as ____________________.
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Q 31Q 31
Outline Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God. Do you believe that Kant's objection to this argument is successful? Explain your answer.
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Q 32Q 32
In what ways might it matter how we define religion? In answering this question this question think of the special status that we often afford religious beliefs and their accompanying practices, as opposed to non-religious moral beliefs and practices.
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Q 33Q 33
In what way does evolution pose a problem for the design argument for God's existence? What other forms of non-designed order can you think of? Would these also pose a problem for the design argument?
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Q 34Q 34
Outline the Problem of Evil. Is this a problem for all religions, or not? Explain your answer. Do you think that this Problem can be met by the adherents of those religions that you believe it to be a problem for?
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Q 35Q 35
Do you believe that religion should be reason-based, faith-based, or experience-based? In answering this question take care both to justify your view, and also to explain what the differences between these approaches are.
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