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B. Choose the best answer from the available options. Write the letter in the space provided (3 pts each) 14, One objection that cannot be made against the argument from design is that a. it is anthropomorphic b. it is based on religious experience c. it is based on a poor analogy d. it assumes that similar effects have similar causes 15. The design argument for the existence of God was offered by a. Paley b. Anslem c. Mackie d. Aristotle -16. Mackie claims that the existence of God a. can be proven from the mysteries in nature science cannot explain b. cannot be maintained given the evidence for evolution c. implies that the possibility of objective morality rules out evolution d. none of the above 17. Blaise Pascal treated the issue of belief in the existence of God as a. a profound act of faith b. an imaginative experience c. a wager d. a rationally determined certainty _18. The ontological argument for the existence of God depends primarily on a. meanings of words b. scripture c. the authority of the Pope d. scientific observation of nature _19. In his criticism of the ontological argument, Gaunilo reconstructs the proof, and replaces "God" with a. a perfect Garden of Eden b. a perfect watch c. a perfect world d. a perfect island 20. The branch of theology that has as its aim the justification of God's goodness in the face of the fact of natural evil is called a. existentialism b. theodicy c. natural theology d. creationism 21. In Van Inwagen's account, the main good that comes out of the presence of evil in the world is a. punishment for sin b. conversion of unbelievers c. soul-making or moral growth d. shaming the devilExplanation / Answer
14.based on religious experience.The argument from design is supposed to be the best case that can be made for the claim that religious belief can be rational.
15.Given by Paley
16. None of the above.
17.a rationally determined certainity.Pascal concedes that a belief in God's existence cannot be supported by argument or evidence, but maintains that religious belief is rationally required nonetheless
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