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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for God
Pragmatic and subjective justifications of religious belief
Multiple Choice
1
Who is generally considered a nonevidentialist theist?
A)
Paley
B)
James
C)
Clifford
D)
Anselm
2
Which of the following claims is the most likely to be rejected by both Pascal and James?
A)
When reason cannot guide us in making an unavoidable decision, it is legitimate to appeal to subjective justifications in deciding what to believe.
B)
Reason is insufficient to provide rational grounds for belief in God's existence.
C)
It is impossible to take a neutral standpoint with respect to God's existence.
D)
It is possible to demonstrate the existence of God on the basis of sense experience.
3
Pascal's Wager is best summarized by which of the following?
A)
Even if we can't rationally demonstrate whether or not God exists, it makes more sense to be an atheist than a believer in God.
B)
Even if we can't rationally demonstrate whether or not God exists, it makes more sense to be a believer in God than an atheist.
C)
God does not play dice with the universe.
D)
Even if we can't rationally demonstrate whether or not God exists, it makes more sense to be an agnostic than to be either a believer in God or an atheist.
4
Which of the following is not one of the classifications of options made by James?
A)
true or false
B)
living or dead
C)
momentous or trivial
D)
forced or avoidable
5
The principle "Better risk the loss of truth than the chance of error by believing only what we know is true" best characterizes the perspective of
A)
Clifford
B)
James
C)
Peirce
D)
Pascal
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