philosophy ch 6
Stump thinks that the basic problem with theodicies is that a. They don't justify the suffering that comes from losing a desire of the heart. b. The proposed benefit could be obtained without the suffering. c. Suffering is not an acceptable means to an end. d. All of the above.
a
The problem of hell is the question of a. How a good God could condemn some people to hell. b. How a good God could endanger children. c. Whether people have free will. d. Why evil exists in the world instead of only in hell.
a
Usually, people argue that God allows suffering because a. Some intrinsically valuable benefit can't be given to humans without suffering. b. Suffering itself is essential to a flourishing human life. c. God is omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good. d. God can't prevent suffering from happening.
a
The theist must show that a. The Bible is true. b. We should extend the range of allowable beliefs beyond those based on evidence. c. We should believe in some religion or other. d. Science is foolish.
b
A theodicy is a. A proof that God exists. b. A proof that God does not exist. c. An explanation of why God allows suffering. d. An explanation of why God allows free will.
c
It is reasonable, according to McKim, to conclude that God does not exist. a. True b. False
false
Swinburne claims no connection between free will and natural evil. a. True b. False
false
Swinburne does not think that the problem of evil raises any serious challenges for the theist. a. True b. False
false
The Darwinian theory of natural selection is a rival explanation for the phenomena that concern the ontological argument. a. True b. False
false
The meaning of the term "true" is given by faith-based criteria for truth. a. True b. False
false
The problem of evil appeals to the existence of mystical experience. a. True b. False
false
The psychology of mystical experience provides good evidence that God exists, according to Nagel. a. True b. False
false
Because of our impaired freedom, Adams concludes that a. Most humans will probably end up going to hell. b. We are not fit to be entrusted with our eternal destiny. c. We can never come to recognize the patterns we form in childhood. d. We can never construct a picture of ourselves, the world, and other people.
b
Desires of the heart are things that a. Are intrinsically valuable. b. May be valuable only to the individual who wants them. c. Are valuable to everyone. d. Are valuable to reasonable people.
b
Anselm conceives of God as a. That-than-which-nothing-greater-can-be-found-on-earth. b. That-than-which-nothing-larger-can-be-thought. c. That-than-which-none-greater-can-be-thought. d. That-than-which-no-human-is-greater.
c
Aquinas' third way relies on the claim that a. There cannot be an infinite causal series. b. There cannot be something that is better or worse without something that is perfectly good. c. There cannot be contingent things without a necessary thing. d. There cannot be unintelligent things that aim at ends without an intelligent designer.
c
The free-will defense claims a. Animals have free will. b. God would have chosen a different world if he could. c. The existence of evil is necessary for the greater good of free choice. d. The existence of evil is necessary for an afterlife.
c
Why does Adams think that adult humans have "impaired freedom"? a. Because we are subject to God's will. b. Because we are immature. c. Because we unconsciously act out habits formed in childhood. d. Because we are created beings.
c
God is the creator of the world and the impaired people who live in it. Adams argues that if some people make bad choices and then are condemned to hell a. Their damnation must be for a higher purpose. b. Their damnation was inevitable. c. People are primarily responsible for their own damnation. d. God is primarily responsible for the damnation.
d
McKim argues that a. If God exists, God does not care much whether we believe this to be so. b. If God exists, God does not care much what religion we follow. c. God does not exist. d. Both a and b.
d
Stump's main point about desires of the heart is that a. The desires of our hearts are for intrinsically valuable things. b. The desires of our hearts are for things that are essential to us. c. Abstract theological goods are not desires of the hearts. d. We suffer when we fail to get the desires of our hearts.
d
The problem of evil challenges the compatibility of evil with a. The existence of a finite God. b. The existence of love. c. The existence of a fallible God. d. The existence of an all-powerful, perfectly benevolent, omnipotent God.
d
What conclusion does Adams reach in this reading on the problem of hell? a. The problem of hell proves that there is no God. b. Humans are agents and therefore responsible for our own eternal destinies. c. God has obligations toward the people He created, such as fairness. d. God would be cruel to create humans with impaired agency and then condemn them to hell for their moral failures.
d
Adams says that as adults, we have primary responsibility for tragedy resulting from our moral failures. a. True b. False
false
Anselm's argument appeals to facts about the world. a. True b. False
false
Aquinas claims that everything is merely contingent. a. True b. False
false
Desires of the heart are things that are essential to general human flourishing. a. True b. False
false
Faith-based beliefs are, according to Scriven, concerned with almost everything we experience. a. True b. False
false
A theodicy is an explanation of why God might allow evil and suffering in the world. a. True b. False
true
According to Adams, acting out on childhood habits can impair your freedom as an adult. a. True b. False
true
Aquinas claims that all things in the world that move must be set in motion by something else. a. True b. False
true
Aquinas claims that to say that something is better than something else presupposes that something is perfectly good. a. True b. False
true
Gaunilo thinks that Anselm's argument is absurd because the reasoning is too strong. a. True b. False
true
McKim thinks that it is perplexing why God would remain hidden if God exists. a. True b. False
true
Swinburne claims that God does not have the right to allow for unlimited evil in this world. a. True b. False
true
The problem of hell is the question of how a good God could condemn some people to hell. a. True b. False
true
Theodicies usually work by linking suffering to something beneficial to human flourishing. a. True b. False
true