Cosmological argument Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Omnipotence Correct Answer - God can do anything that is intrinsically (non-contradictory) possible for God to do Omniscience Correct Answer - God knows the future - God is immutable, so foreknowledge is nonexistent > *obj*: God would "change his mind" depending on what an agent chooses to do The Kalam Cosmological Argument Correct Answer (1) everything that begins to exist has a *cause* (2) the universe began to exist > the number of past events is continuously augmented, so ...

A dependent being is - ANS-A being whose existence is explained in terms of one or more other beings.

Phil 347 FINAL Complete Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Graded A+ Cosmological argument Argues for the idea that the universe has a beginning. This argument follows the idea that all empirical things are in a state of generation and decay and therefore the universe is material and was created. Plato's cosmological argument premises 1.) everything that begins to exists has a cause distinct from itself 2.) the universe has a beginning 3.) hence the universe has a cause distinc...

aqa A-level PHILOSOPHY Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind (7172/2) May 2023 Question Paper. 1. What does Swinburne mean by ‘temporal order/regularity’ in his design argument? 2. utline Norman Malcolm’s ontological argument. 3. Explain how Ayer’s verification principle challenges the status of religious language 4. Outline what it means to say that God is supremely good (omnibenevolent) and explain how the Euthyphro dilemma challenges this attribute. 5. Does the c...

APOLOGETICS EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ The 6 metapologetic questions - Answer- 1. On what basis do we argue that Christianity is true? 2. What is the relationship between apologetics and theology? 3. Should apologetics engage in a philosophical defense of the Christian faith? 4. Can science be used to defend the Christian faith? 5. Can the Christian faith be supported by historical inquiry?...

What is the ontological argument? An argument that God, because he is defined as the most great or perfect, must exist in both mind and body, since a God who exists is greater than a God who does not. Who wrote the ontological argument? Anselm What is the cosmological argument? An argument for the existence of God that claims that all things in nature depend on something else for their existence (i.e., are contingent), and that the whole cosmos must therefore itself depend on a being t...

Phil 347 FINAL Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Cosmological argument Argues for the idea that the universe has a beginning. This argument follows the idea that all empirical things are in a state of generation and decay and therefore the universe is material and was created. Plato's cosmological argument premises 1.) everything that begins to exists has a cause distinct from itself 2.) the universe has a beginning 3.) hence the universe has a cause distinct from itself What ...

strengths - ANS--the arguments basis is in empirical evidence, i.e motion, causes, contingency. --as a posteriori argument it draws on evidence that is universally available (contingency, causation) -inductive: often used in everyday life -there is a general acceptance pf the Principle of Sufficient reason. -conclusion seems likely from evidence given in A -why is there something rather than nothing when we could easily be doing nothing -the evidence can not be challenged -it provides a...

Govt 2001. Be able to identify the correct definition/understanding of the term 'worldview.' - correct answer Glasses or framework in which we view reality 2. What are the main components of a worldview as to the primary questions and the four philosophical dilemmas, as well as the basic definitions of each? - correct answer Cosmological and anthropological; ontology, epistemology, axiology, teleology 3. What is the relationship between the primary questions of a worldview, and the four ...

Apologetics EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Apologetics - ANSWER- the reasoned defense of the Christian faith Worldview - ANSWER- outlook or perspective on the world that is in all of reality and all of our experience of it. Concerns how you think and interact with the world on a basic level Apologetics as proof - ANSWER- Reasons to believe the Christian worldview is true or reasonable. Positive function: asks why should I believe in Ch...