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Phil exam 2

Question 1 of 16

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Humes refutes the teleological argument in what way

Select one of the following:

  • A disanalogy

  • Uses Darwinism

  • accepts, but denies the traditional concept of God

  • 2 of these

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

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2 main points of the first cause argument are...

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

According to , even if the world had no beginning it would still need a reason to explain its existence.

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

1

Which of the following is not an objection to the contingency argument?

Select one of the following:

  • fallacy of equivocation

  • fallacy of composition

  • infinite regress

  • 2 of these

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

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...are weaknesses of the ontological argument for God

Select one or more of the following:

  • we can conceive of a logically possible universe where there is no God

  • fallacy of equivocation

  • only shows the properties that are contained in the idea of God

  • not compatible with Darwinism

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

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What would Darwin say about design?

Select one of the following:

  • It is simply implausible

  • random chance and natural selection eventually makes for high complexity

  • fallacy of equivocation

  • 2 of these

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

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Which of the following ideas are compatible with the design theory?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

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Select which of the following are views a hard determinist would have...

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

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views that a compatibilist wouldn't have...

Select one of the following:

  • no circumstantial freedom

  • we need metaphysical freedom to have moral responsibility

  • beliefs and desires are based on prior causes

  • Mother Teresa should be prasied

  • 2 of these

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

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Views that a libertarian wouldn't have...

Select one or more of the following:

  • no metaphysical freedom

  • no circumstantial freedom

  • beliefs and desires are based on prior causes

  • without metaphysical freedom we lack moral resposibility

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

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Which of the following is not a hard determinism attack against Libertarianism?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

  • 2 of these

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

1

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

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How would a compatibilist respond to "When I make a choice, I could always have chosen differently"

Select one of the following:

  • this is circumstantial freedom

  • they would agree

  • you would have chosen differently if you psychological states had been different

  • 2 of these

  • 3 of these

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

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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"

Select one of the following:

  • deliberation does not prove metaphysical freedom.

  • one causal factor was marginally stronger than a weaker one

  • he would agree

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

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How would a soft determinist respond to "It is impossible to predict another person’s behavior."

Select one of the following:

  • They would agree

  • some people are easier to predict than others

  • all human behavior is predictable in principle

  • 2 of these

  • all of these

Explanation

Question 16 of 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"

Select one of the following:

  • They would agree

  • they would be stumped

  • we are ignorant of all the external and internal forces acting on us

  • 2 of these

  • none of these

Explanation

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