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Philosophy: The Power of Ideas
Philosophy: The Power of Ideas, 5/e
Brooke Moore
Kenneth Bruder

Philosophy and Belief in God

True or False



1

Unlike philosophy, theology makes no philosophical assumptions about God.
A)True
B)False
2

St. Anselm believed that the denial of God's existence leads to a self-contradiction on the part of the atheist.
A)True
B)False
3

St. Thomas Aquinas used each of the four kinds of argument for God except for the ontological argument, which he rejected.
A)True
B)False
4

Julian of Norwich thought that mystical revelations were just as valid as knowledge derived from reason.
A)True
B)False
5

Descartes' maintained that his idea of God was derived from sense impressions.
A)True
B)False
6

According to Baron von Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason, something might happen even if there is no sufficient reason for it to happen.
A)True
B)False
7

David Hume analyzed the argument from design as a defective and weak analogy.
A)True
B)False
8

Immanuel Kant believed that existence was a property a thing either did or didn't possess.
A)True
B)False
9

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.
A)True
B)False
10

According to Mary Daly, traditional theism serves the purpose of patriarchal social arrangements.
A)True
B)False