QUESTION ONE: Logic plays a role in philosophy for which of the following reason

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QUESTION ONE: Logic plays a role in philosophy for which of the following reasons?

A. If you take people out of the equation and the universe appears to be highly logical.

B. The early philosophers emphasized a logical approach in seeking to understand the universe.

C. We should not use logic since people themselves act illogically.

QUESTION TWO: Which of the following would NOT be necessarily true because of the presence of evil and suffering in the world?

a. The claim that we are interconnected might explain the reason the innocent suffer

b. In light of all the evil and suffering in the world, God must not exist.

c. Evil in the world can be explained by the existence of human freedom.

d. Great evil in the world can be explained by the claim that the human race by its very nature is great and will ultimately do either great good or even possibly great evil.

QUESTION ONE: Logic plays a role in philosophy for which of the following reasons?

A. If you take people out of the equation and the universe appears to be highly logical.

B. The early philosophers emphasized a logical approach in seeking to understand the universe.

C. We should not use logic since people themselves act illogically.

QUESTION TWO: Which of the following would NOT be necessarily true because of the presence of evil and suffering in the world?

a. The claim that we are interconnected might explain the reason the innocent suffer

b. In light of all the evil and suffering in the world, God must not exist.

c. Evil in the world can be explained by the existence of human freedom.

d. Great evil in the world can be explained by the claim that the human race by its very nature is great and will ultimately do either great good or even possibly great evil.

Explanation / Answer

1. ANS: B. The early philosophers emphasized a logical approach in seeking to understand the universe.

Explanation: Logic is the study of reason and argumentation

2. ANS: B. In light of all the evil and suffering in the world, God must not exist.

Explanation: The central purpose of an argument is to prove a point; establish something as true or false. But the above statement is bad logical reasoning (fallacy). In this assumption the author did not used to offer evidence for the conclusion.

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