Pregunta 1
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Humes refutes the teleological argument in what way
Pregunta 2
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2 main points of the first cause argument are...
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Anything that exist must have an explanation for why it exists
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God is an uncaused first cause
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Everything that exist must be caused
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everything has a contingent existence
Pregunta 3
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According to [blank_start]contingency[blank_end], even if the world had no beginning it would still need a reason to explain its existence.
Pregunta 4
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Which of the following is not an objection to the contingency argument?
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fallacy of equivocation
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fallacy of composition
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infinite regress
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2 of these
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none of these
Pregunta 5
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...are weaknesses of the ontological argument for God
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we can conceive of a logically possible universe where there is no God
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fallacy of equivocation
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only shows the properties that are contained in the idea of God
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not compatible with Darwinism
Pregunta 6
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What would Darwin say about design?
Pregunta 7
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Which of the following ideas are compatible with the design theory?
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many special features of a watch, therefore they were where made by chance
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nature and particular objects in nature have apparent design,hence these things have a designer
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natural laws/processes and evolution account for design in natural objects
Pregunta 8
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Select which of the following are views a hard determinist would have...
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we can have metaphysical freedom
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no moral responsibility
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desires and beliefs are based on prior causes
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Mother Teresa should be praised
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we can have circumstancial freedom
Pregunta 9
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views that a compatibilist wouldn't have...
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no circumstantial freedom
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we need metaphysical freedom to have moral responsibility
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beliefs and desires are based on prior causes
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Mother Teresa should be prasied
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2 of these
Pregunta 10
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Views that a libertarian wouldn't have...
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no metaphysical freedom
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no circumstantial freedom
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beliefs and desires are based on prior causes
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without metaphysical freedom we lack moral resposibility
Pregunta 11
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Which of the following is not a hard determinism attack against Libertarianism?
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Fails to Explain the Fact That We Can Influence Other People’s Behavior
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Requires the Problematic Notion of Uncaused Events
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Is in Conflict with the Scientific View of the World
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2 of these
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none of these
Pregunta 12
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a person who says that you are not metaphysically free because your actions are predetermined by the universal laws of causation, therefore we can not be held morally responsible... is likely a compatibilist
Pregunta 13
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How would a compatibilist respond to "When I make a choice, I could always have chosen differently"
Pregunta 14
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How would a hard determinist "best"respond to "The fact that sometimes I have to deliberate to make a decision proves that I am not
determined"
Pregunta 15
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How would a soft determinist respond to "It is impossible to predict another person’s behavior."
Pregunta 16
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How would a determinist respond to "When I make a choice, I have the undeniable feeling that the choice is free"