2024 – Question 1 Deadly earthquakes hurricanes and diseases are examples of natural evils True

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Question 1 

1. Deadly earthquakes, hurricanes,      and diseases are examples of natural evils.

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Question 2 

1. The view advanced by C. S. Lewis      in The Great Divorce is

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A denial of natural evils

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Question 3 

1. The apparent fact that God’s      existence is not clearly manifested is a mystery for which believers have      no explanation.

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Question 4 

1. Which principle states that one is      not justified in claiming that it appears that there are no X’s if one has      reason to believe that, in one’s present epistemic state, one is not in a      position to be able to perceive any Xs that might be there?

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CORNEA

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Question 5 

1. The argument that there is      probably pointless suffering that renders God’s existence unlikely is      called

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Defense

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Logical form of the problem of evil

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Evidential form of the problem of   evil

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Question 6 

1. Where in the Bible can one find      ethical material?

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The Ten Commandments

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Proverbs

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Ecclesiastes

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All of the above

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Question 7 

1. ________ comes hand in hand with      an ethic, because it identifies values to be propogated and virtues to be      cultivated.

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Wisdom

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Religion

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Love

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Question 8 

1. All religions are concerned with      the promulgation of certain values and the cultivation of specific virtues      except Christianity.

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Question 9 

1. The Bible gives us a ___________      basis for our moral obligation, in terms of our obligation to do the will      of God, the Creator and Lawgiver.

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Question 10 

1. Christian liberty is not the      license to do as one wants, but is rather being liberated to live within      what God’s law requires.

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Question 11 

1. When I ask “Why be moral?” on the      pointecast, I am asking about the specific moral rules that one follows.

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Question 12 

1. According to Dr. Martin, why is      evil a problem for theists?

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Evil seems to have existed prior to   creation

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It seems contrary to God’s love and   power

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God often uses evil to accomplish his   goals

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Evil is an illusion

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Question 13 

1. According to Dr. Martin, Augustine      defined evil as:

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That which is contrary to the will of   God

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To break the moral law

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The privation of good

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That which harms another without just   cause

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Question 14 

1. Which element is NOT an element of      the moral point of view:

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To subscribe to normative judgments   about actions, principles and motives

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To universalize judgments concerning   morally relevant similar situations

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To appeal to some form of authority   for judging actions as right or wrong

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To adopt the synderesis rule

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Question 15 

1. Deontological ethics says we      should be moral because:

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It achieves the best consequences

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that is the kind of person we want to   be

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God commands us to do so

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Question 16 

1. Which of the following is an      implication from the idea that the ethicist’s emphasis on moral truth is      misguided and moral practices are just emotional assertions?

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Moral practices vary with and depend   on physical needs and social conditions.

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People make conscious moral decisions   that constantly have exceptions and variations.

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Moral decisions have far-reaching   implications and people consider distant future satisfaction when making   these decisions.

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Moral attitudes and practices are   basically cognitive responses rather than the product of rational direction.

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Question 17 

1. Logical positivism insists that      which kinds of cognitive language are NOT possible:

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Analytical statements

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Question 18 

1. The idea that we argue as we do because      our culture has so conditioned us, and the idea that we regard our      morality as superior, makes us what?

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Empirical

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Question 19 

1. According to Holmes, one problem      with the diversity thesis is that:

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It discounts the self-reflection that   occurs in primitive cultures

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It overstates the extent of ethical   relativity

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It is not supported by adequate   philosophical argumentation

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Question 20 

1. According to emotivism, moral      language is basically ___________, because it is not empirical or      analytic.

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