Apologectics

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Objectivism

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To conduct research on a completely impersonal and unbiased view. No thought occurs just that you have already discovered already.
Physical and impersonal

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Is a desire for precise observational knowledge, which can not be achieved by detaching the subjective from the objective through a commitment to strictly impersonal knowledge

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Objectivism

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Physicalism

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Is the ontological thesis that “everything is physical”, that there is “nothing over and above” the physical.

Question 4

Is the ontological thesis that “everything is physical”, that there is “nothing over and above” the physical

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Physicalism

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Ontological

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Refers to existence

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Refers to existence

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Ontological

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Scientism

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A belief in the universal applicability of the scientific method and approach, and the view that empirical science constitutes the most authoritative worldview of the most valuable part of human learning - to the exclusion of the viewpoints.

Reality is only accessed through science

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Reality is only accessed through science

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Scientism

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Reductionism

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The practice of analyzing and describing a dim-les phenomenon in terms of phenomena that are held to represent a simpler or more fundamental level, especially when this is said to provided a sufficient explanation

Reduce it to its parts

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The practice of analyzing something and reducing it to its parts.

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Reductionism

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Dualism

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Reality exist of both physical and non-physical realities. For example, mind and body

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Reality exist of both physical and non-physical realities

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Dualism

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Idealism

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Is the ontological thesis that “everything is non-physical”, that there is “nothing over and above” the mental.

All that exist is the mind

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Is the ontological thesis that “everything is non-physical”, that there is “nothing over and above” the mental.

All that exist is the mind

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Idealism

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Meaning

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Refers to what a thing was created for what it points at

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Refers to what a thing was created for what it points at

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Meaning

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Subjective meaning

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Meaning that subject to you

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Meaning that is subject to you

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Subjective meaning

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Objective meaning

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Intending meaning - same for everyone

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Intending meaning - same for everyone

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Objective meaning

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Atheism

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Belief in no God

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Agnosticism

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Not sure what is out there

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Deism

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Belief in a god

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Conflict thesis

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Science & religion are at odds with each other

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Inventors of the conflict thesis

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Andre white & John William Draper

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Theism

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Belief in God

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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods

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Apologetic’s

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Being able to give an answer for your faith

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Epistemology

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Study of knowledge

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Study of knowledge

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Epistemology

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Faith

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Trusting what you have good reasons to believe is true

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Trusting what you have good reasons to believe is true

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Faith

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What is necessary for something to have meaning?

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It needs an author

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What is required for life to have ultimate meaning?

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Eternal life and Jesus the author

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What did Jesus say the meaning of life is?

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Is to live forever in relationship with God and with others

Question 36

What is the Kalam cosmological argument?

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Whatever begins to exist has a cause, the universe began to exist therefore the universe has a cause, meaning and creating are synonymous

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What Can be concluded about the cause?

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The cause of the universe has to be a person. Spaceless, timeless, immaterial, and all powerful

Question 38

Give an example of an inductive modus pones argument

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P→q if it is a tree it has leaves
Q it is a tree
P therefore it has leaves

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Deductive

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The premise must follow

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Inductive

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The premise most likely follows

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The premise most likely follows

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Inductive

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Straw man fallacy

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When someone over-simplifies or misrepresents your argument

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Bandwagon fallacy

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Popularity is not to validate an argument

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Appeal to authority fallacy

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Relying to heavily on the option of a single person, especially if its used to validate something outside their expertise

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False dilemma fallacy

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Presenting a complex issue in terms of two inherently opposed side

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Hasty generalization fallacy

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Drawing expertise conclusion based on inadequate or insufficient evidence

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Ad hominem fallacy

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Personally attack someone instead of their argument

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Taxi-cap fallacy:

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Using your worldview to formulate an argument but then draw conclusions based outside of that world view

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Circular argument fallacy

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Use a claim as both the premise and the conclusion

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Red herring fallacy

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Irrelevant information is presented alongside relevant information, distracting attention from that relevant information

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Slippery slop

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Assuming an action will necessarily lead to future events

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Appeal to ignorance

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Must be true because it hasn’t been proven false