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If the traditional cosmological argument is sound, then it proves that God is |
| | A) | omnibenevolent. |
| | B) | none of these. |
| | C) | omnipotent. |
| | D) | omniscient. |
| | E) | all of these. |
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In Greek, "telos" means |
| | A) | end. |
| | B) | communication. |
| | C) | supreme. |
| | D) | sound. |
| | E) | patterns. |
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By which IBE criteria of adequacy do evolutionary theories rank better than creationist theories? |
| | A) | conservativism |
| | B) | simplicity |
| | C) | scope |
| | D) | fruitfulness |
| | E) | all of these |
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Attempts to derive the existence of God from the design or purpose of things. |
| | A) | Astrological Arguments |
| | B) | Ontological Arguments |
| | C) | Cosmological Arguments |
| | D) | Teleological Arguments |
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How do ontological arguments for the existence of God different from cosmological arguments? |
| | A) | ontological arguments are based on analogy whereas cosmological arguments are based on observation. |
| | B) | ontological arguments are based on facts whereas cosmological arguments are based on opinion. |
| | C) | ontological arguments are based on reason whereas cosmological arguments are based on observation. |
| | D) | There are no significant differences between the two. |
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Gaunilo's "Perfect Island" is supposed to be: |
| | A) | a counter-example to the Design Argument |
| | B) | a counter-example to the Cosmological Argument |
| | C) | a counter-example to the Ontological Argument |
| | D) | the latest location for Survivor |
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What three properties does the argument from Evil assume that God possesses? |
| | A) | omnipresence, omnipotence, and omnibenevolence. |
| | B) | omnipresence, omnibenevolence, and omniscience |
| | C) | omnipotence, omnibenevolence, and omniscience |
| | D) | omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience |
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Paley's Watch thought experiment is intended to show that |
| | A) | every watch has a designer. |
| | B) | the universe probably has a designer (God). |
| | C) | the universe probably does not have a designer (God). |
| | D) | the universe is eternal and requires no designer. |
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Gaunilo's Lost Island thought experiment is intended to show that |
| | A) | Anselm's style of reasoning is correct, but he comes to the wrong conclusion. |
| | B) | if Anselm's style of reasoning were correct, you could prove that God made the greatest island possible. |
| | C) | there is such a thing as the greatest island possible. |
| | D) | if Anselm's style of reasoning were correct, you could prove that the greatest island possible exists. |
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The Invisible Gardener thought experiment is intended to show that |
| | A) | God can only be known through faith. |
| | B) | the assertion that God exists can be falsified. |
| | C) | the assertion that God exists cannot be falsified. |
| | D) | there is a divine gardener, but he cannot be sensed. |
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