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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God
The Mysterious Universe: God as Creator

Multiple Choice



1

If sound, the traditional cosmological argument proves the existence of
A)God.
B)the universe.
C)a first cause.
D)an all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful being.
2

A premise of the Kalam cosmological argument is that
A)everything has a cause.
B)whatever begins to exist has a cause.
C)the universe is the same as God.
D)the universe is infinitely old.
3

Modern physics shows that
A)whatever begins to exist has a cause.
B)the universe began to exist.
C)God exists.
D)some things come into existence without a cause.
4

A version of the theory of evolution was advocated by
A)Charles Darwin.
B)Empedocles.
C)Anaximander.
D)all of the above.
5

A miracle is
A)a merely unusual or surprising event.
B)a violation of a natural law by a supernatural being.
C)evidence for the existence of God.
D)an event without a cause.