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PHIL 1301

Philosophy Quiz 4

1)An area of philosophy, which study a wide variety of religious issues including the metaphysical question on the existence of GOD.

2. It is one of the strongest arguments for the non-existence of GOD.

3. St. Anselm’s arguments of GOD’s existence that begins with his definition of GOD as “being than which nothing greater can be conceived,” is properly called:
4. John Hick’s explanations on the problem of evil are taken from the following, except:

5. “GOD would not allow any evil to exist in HIS works, unless HIS omnipotence and goodness were such as to bring good even out of evil,” says                                                                       .

6. He believes that our present life is a trial, a state of probation or testing ground for a future life. Evil and temptation exist in this world as part of our test.

7. The following are some proofs for GOD’s existence by St. Thomas Aquinas, except:

8. The following statements below belong to the Ontological Arguments of Anselm, except:

9. The following are names of GOD derived from Aquinas’ various cosmological arguments, except:

10. It is a type of theology that claims that human knowledge of GOD comes through special revelation like the Bible or Qur’an for the salvation of human kind.

11. Based on St. Thomas’ second argument of GOD’s existence, “there must have been some first efficient cause which has no preceding cause that started the universe, called the uncaused cause,” is called:

12. One purpose of the ontological argument for GOD’s existence by Anselm is:

13. It is a philosophy formed during the middle ages that stresses on “reason, logic and observation of the world” in order to support religious faith and not just by using the Bible or any sacred scriptures

14. J.L Mackie’s adequate solution to the problem of evil that believers should make can be expressed in this statement:

15. The following are considered fallacious arguments regarding the existence of evil according to Mackie, except:

16. St. Thomas argument first argument, “it is impossible for a moving object to be moved by itself” is called:

17. St. Thomas argues, “GOD is thought of as the Necessary Being, and HIS existence is necessary for without HIM, everything wouldn’t have existed, “it is called:
18. The fifth argument of St. Thomas concluded, “that an intelligent being exists by whom all natural things are directed to their end,” is called:

19. The following three principles from Aristotle’s philosophy that operate as assumptions in St. Thomas Aquinas’ cosmological arguments, except:

20. It is a science or study of the physical-material universe.
21. It is metaphysical study about the nature of being.

22. According to                          , “GOD has decided to endow us with free will, a tremendous gift that gives humans the freedom to choose between love of GOD and hatred of HIM.”

23. Which of the following is not Augustine’s explanation of the existence of evil?

24. Philosophy of Religion utilizes both observations and reason to understand GOD’s existence. Such approach in philosophy is called scholastic philosophy.

25. The problem of evil of J.L Mackie can be easily be solved by denying that GOD is all good, and denying that GOD is all-powerful.