Question 1

David Hume analyzed the argument from design as a defective and weak analogy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

William James thought it was okay to will to believe in God in spite of the fact that there is no conclusive evidence for his existence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Julian of Norwich thought that mystical revelations were just as valid as knowledge derived from reason.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Unlike philosophy, theology makes no philosophical assumptions about God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Descartes maintained that his idea of God was derived from sense impressions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Julian of Norwich, how did mystical experience compare with reason as a source of knowledge about God?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a better source than reason. 
B)  It is as valid a source of knowledge as reason is. 
C)  It is a worse source than reason. 
D)  It is not a source of knowledge at all. 
A)  It is a better source than reason. 
B)  It is as valid a source of knowledge as reason is. 
C)  It is a worse source than reason. 
D)  It is not a source of knowledge at all.

Question 7

St. Thomas Aquinas's first three proofs of God's existence are versions of what today is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  ontological argument. 
B)  cosmological argument. 
C)  teleological argument. 
D)  moral argument. 
A)  ontological argument. 
B)  cosmological argument. 
C)  teleological argument. 
D)  moral argument.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of Soren Kierkegaard's notion of truth?

Accepted Answer

A)  It relies on objective certainty. 
B)  It is passionate commitment. 
C)  It lies in what one believes. 
D)  It is the knowledge obtained through mysticism. 
A)  It relies on objective certainty. 
B)  It is passionate commitment. 
C)  It lies in what one believes. 
D)  It is the knowledge obtained through mysticism.

Question 9

What kind of an argument did Kant use to justify the rationality of belief in God?

Accepted Answer

A)  ontological 
B)  cosmological 
C)  teleological 
D)  moral 
A)  ontological 
B)  cosmological 
C)  teleological 
D)  moral

Question 10

According to Mary Daly, traditional theism serves the purpose of patriarchal social arrangements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Baron von Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason, something might happen even if there is no sufficient reason for it to happen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Immanuel Kant believed that existence was a property a thing either did or didn't possess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true of Immanuel Kant's refutation of the ontological proof of God?

Accepted Answer

A)  He stated that belief in God is not rationally justified. 
B)  He believed that existence is a perfection. 
C)  He argued that causality is a concept that is not applicable to things-as-experienced. 
D)  He argued that existence is a precondition of having characteristics, and not a characteristic in itself. 
A)  He stated that belief in God is not rationally justified. 
B)  He believed that existence is a perfection. 
C)  He argued that causality is a concept that is not applicable to things-as-experienced. 
D)  He argued that existence is a precondition of having characteristics, and not a characteristic in itself.

Question 14

St. Thomas Aquinas used each of the four kinds of argument for God except for the ontological argument, which he rejected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Leibniz, what is the sufficient reason for the changing of the seasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  the earth's direction of rotation 
B)  the angle at which the earth's axis is tilted relative to the sun 
C)  monads 
D)  God 
A)  the earth's direction of rotation 
B)  the angle at which the earth's axis is tilted relative to the sun 
C)  monads 
D)  God

Question 16

Who among the following is NOT a proponent of "intelligent design"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michael Behe 
B)  Phillip Johnson 
C)  Richard Dawkins 
D)  William Dembski 
A)  Michael Behe 
B)  Phillip Johnson 
C)  Richard Dawkins 
D)  William Dembski

Question 17

Given his epistemological standards, what characteristic must all of Descartes's arguments for God possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  They must be based on sensory experience. 
B)  They must be capable of being doubted. 
C)  They must yield conclusions that are absolutely certain. 
D)  They must prove the independence of human thought. 
A)  They must be based on sensory experience. 
B)  They must be capable of being doubted. 
C)  They must yield conclusions that are absolutely certain. 
D)  They must prove the independence of human thought.

Question 18

According to Alvin Plantinga, theists have a right to start from belief in God, but the belief need not be an end product of justification and inference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What did Anselm believe about proving God's existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  You could do it using the concept of God as the greatest being conceivable. 
B)  God's existence follows from his definition in just the way that the existence of the most perfect island follows from its definition. 
C)  If you want to prove God's existence, you must first look at how the world is. 
D)  The existence of God can only be known by mystical experience. 
A)  You could do it using the concept of God as the greatest being conceivable. 
B)  God's existence follows from his definition in just the way that the existence of the most perfect island follows from its definition. 
C)  If you want to prove God's existence, you must first look at how the world is. 
D)  The existence of God can only be known by mystical experience.

Question 20

Identify a true statement about Hume concerning the arguments for the existence of God.

Accepted Answer

A)  His empiricist epistemological principles rule out the possibility of any meaningful ontological argument. 
B)  He was highly supportive of the teleological arguments for the existence of God. 
C)  He refrained from criticizing the appropriateness of the analogies involved in the arguments from design. 
D)  His criticism of the ontological argument comes from a critical view of the process of reasoning itself. 
A)  His empiricist epistemological principles rule out the possibility of any meaningful ontological argument. 
B)  He was highly supportive of the teleological arguments for the existence of God. 
C)  He refrained from criticizing the appropriateness of the analogies involved in the arguments from design. 
D)  His criticism of the ontological argument comes from a critical view of the process of reasoning itself.

David Hume analyzed the argument from design as a defective and weak analogy.

William James thought it was okay to will to believe in God in spite of the fact that there is no conclusive evidence for his existence.

Julian of Norwich thought that mystical revelations were just as valid as knowledge derived from reason.

Unlike philosophy, theology makes no philosophical assumptions about God.

Descartes maintained that his idea of God was derived from sense impressions.

According to Julian of Norwich, how did mystical experience compare with reason as a source of knowledge about God?

St. Thomas Aquinas's first three proofs of God's existence are versions of what today is called the:

Which of the following is true of Soren Kierkegaard's notion of truth?

What kind of an argument did Kant use to justify the rationality of belief in God?

According to Mary Daly, traditional theism serves the purpose of patriarchal social arrangements.

According to Baron von Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason, something might happen even if there is no sufficient reason for it to happen.

Immanuel Kant believed that existence was a property a thing either did or didn't possess.

Which of the following is true of Immanuel Kant's refutation of the ontological proof of God?

St. Thomas Aquinas used each of the four kinds of argument for God except for the ontological argument, which he rejected.

According to Leibniz, what is the sufficient reason for the changing of the seasons?

Who among the following is NOT a proponent of "intelligent design"?

Given his epistemological standards, what characteristic must all of Descartes's arguments for God possess?

According to Alvin Plantinga, theists have a right to start from belief in God, but the belief need not be an end product of justification and inference.

What did Anselm believe about proving God's existence?

Identify a true statement about Hume concerning the arguments for the existence of God.

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The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

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Exam 13: Philosophy and Belief in God

David Hume analyzed the argument from design as a defective and weak analogy.

William James thought it was okay to will to believe in God in spite of the fact that there is no conclusive evidence for his existence.

Julian of Norwich thought that mystical revelations were just as valid as knowledge derived from reason.

Unlike philosophy, theology makes no philosophical assumptions about God.

Descartes maintained that his idea of God was derived from sense impressions.

According to Julian of Norwich, how did mystical experience compare with reason as a source of knowledge about God?

St. Thomas Aquinas's first three proofs of God's existence are versions of what today is called the:

Which of the following is true of Soren Kierkegaard's notion of truth?

What kind of an argument did Kant use to justify the rationality of belief in God?

According to Mary Daly, traditional theism serves the purpose of patriarchal social arrangements.

According to Baron von Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason, something might happen even if there is no sufficient reason for it to happen.

Immanuel Kant believed that existence was a property a thing either did or didn't possess.

Which of the following is true of Immanuel Kant's refutation of the ontological proof of God?

St. Thomas Aquinas used each of the four kinds of argument for God except for the ontological argument, which he rejected.

According to Leibniz, what is the sufficient reason for the changing of the seasons?

Who among the following is NOT a proponent of "intelligent design"?

Given his epistemological standards, what characteristic must all of Descartes's arguments for God possess?

According to Alvin Plantinga, theists have a right to start from belief in God, but the belief need not be an end product of justification and inference.

What did Anselm believe about proving God's existence?

Identify a true statement about Hume concerning the arguments for the existence of God.

Dark Blue Velvet

The Pre-Socratics

Socrates, Plato

Aristotle

Philosophers of the Hellenistic and Christian Eras

The Rise of Modern Metaphysics and Epistemology

The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

The Continental Tradition

The Pragmatic and Analytic Traditions

Moral Philosophy

Political Philosophy

Recent Moral and Political Philosophy

Feminist Philosophy

Eastern Influences

Postcolonial Thought

Four Philosophical Problems

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