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1Humes refutes the teleological argument in what way
- AA disanalogy
- BUses Darwinism
- Caccepts, but denies the traditional concept of God
- D2 of these
- Enone of these
22 main points of the first cause argument are...
- AAnything that exist must have an explanation for why it exists
- BGod is an uncaused first cause
- CEverything that exist must be caused
- Deverything has a contingent existence
3According to [blank_start]contingency[blank_end], even if the world had no beginning it would still need a reason to explain its existence.
- Acontingency
4Which of the following is not an objection to the contingency argument?
- Afallacy of equivocation
- Bfallacy of composition
- Cinfinite regress
- D2 of these
- Enone of these
5...are weaknesses of the ontological argument for God
- Awe can conceive of a logically possible universe where there is no God
- Bfallacy of equivocation
- Conly shows the properties that are contained in the idea of God
- Dnot compatible with Darwinism
6What would Darwin say about design?
- AIt is simply implausible
- Brandom chance and natural selection eventually makes for high complexity
- Cfallacy of equivocation
- D2 of these
- Enone of these
7Which of the following ideas are compatible with the design theory?
- Amany special features of a watch, therefore they were where made by chance
- Bnature and particular objects in nature have apparent design,hence these things have a designer
- Cnatural laws/processes and evolution account for design in natural objects
8Select which of the following are views a hard determinist would have...
- Awe can have metaphysical freedom
- Bno moral responsibility
- Cdesires and beliefs are based on prior causes
- DMother Teresa should be praised
- Ewe can have circumstancial freedom
9 views that a compatibilist wouldn't have...
- Ano circumstantial freedom
- Bwe need metaphysical freedom to have moral responsibility
- Cbeliefs and desires are based on prior causes
- DMother Teresa should be prasied
- E2 of these
10Views that a libertarian wouldn't have...
- Ano metaphysical freedom
- Bno circumstantial freedom
- Cbeliefs and desires are based on prior causes
- Dwithout metaphysical freedom we lack moral resposibility
11Which of the following is not a hard determinism attack against Libertarianism?
- AFails to Explain the Fact That We Can Influence Other People’s Behavior
- BRequires the Problematic Notion of Uncaused Events
- CIs in Conflict with the Scientific View of the World
- D2 of these
- Enone of these
12a 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
- ATrue
- BFalse
13How would a compatibilist respond to "When I make a choice, I could always have chosen differently"
- Athis is circumstantial freedom
- Bthey would agree
- Cyou would have chosen differently if you psychological states had been different
- D2 of these
- E3 of these
14How 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"- Adeliberation does not prove metaphysical freedom.
- Bone causal factor was marginally stronger than a weaker one
- Che would agree
- Dnone of these
15How would a soft determinist respond to "It is impossible to predict another person’s behavior."
- AThey would agree
- Bsome people are easier to predict than others
- Call human behavior is predictable in principle
- D2 of these
- Eall of these
16How would a determinist respond to "When I make a choice, I have the undeniable feeling that the choice is free"
- AThey would agree
- Bthey would be stumped
- Cwe are ignorant of all the external and internal forces acting on us
- D2 of these
- Enone of these
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- Okiefe Ogbe
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