Humes refutes the teleological argument in what way
A disanalogy
Uses Darwinism
accepts, but denies the traditional concept of God
2 of these
none of these
2 main points of the first cause argument are...
Anything that exist must have an explanation for why it exists
God is an uncaused first cause
Everything that exist must be caused
everything has a contingent existence
According to , even if the world had no beginning it would still need a reason to explain its existence.
Which of the following is not an objection to the contingency argument?
fallacy of equivocation
fallacy of composition
infinite regress
...are weaknesses of the ontological argument for God
we can conceive of a logically possible universe where there is no God
only shows the properties that are contained in the idea of God
not compatible with Darwinism
What would Darwin say about design?
It is simply implausible
random chance and natural selection eventually makes for high complexity
Which of the following ideas are compatible with the design theory?
many special features of a watch, therefore they were where made by chance
nature and particular objects in nature have apparent design,hence these things have a designer
natural laws/processes and evolution account for design in natural objects
Select which of the following are views a hard determinist would have...
we can have metaphysical freedom
no moral responsibility
desires and beliefs are based on prior causes
Mother Teresa should be praised
we can have circumstancial freedom
views that a compatibilist wouldn't have...
no circumstantial freedom
we need metaphysical freedom to have moral responsibility
beliefs and desires are based on prior causes
Mother Teresa should be prasied
Views that a libertarian wouldn't have...
no metaphysical freedom
without metaphysical freedom we lack moral resposibility
Which of the following is not a hard determinism attack against Libertarianism?
Fails to Explain the Fact That We Can Influence Other People’s Behavior
Requires the Problematic Notion of Uncaused Events
Is in Conflict with the Scientific View of the World
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
How would a compatibilist respond to "When I make a choice, I could always have chosen differently"
this is circumstantial freedom
they would agree
you would have chosen differently if you psychological states had been different
3 of these
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"
deliberation does not prove metaphysical freedom.
one causal factor was marginally stronger than a weaker one
he would agree
How would a soft determinist respond to "It is impossible to predict another person’s behavior."
They would agree
some people are easier to predict than others
all human behavior is predictable in principle
all of these
How would a determinist respond to "When I make a choice, I have the undeniable feeling that the choice is free"
they would be stumped
we are ignorant of all the external and internal forces acting on us
