Basic Philosophy

Question 1

Epistemic Gap

Answer 1

a knowledge gap between mankind and God, which means we cannot fully understand him.

   God Epistemic gap    Mankind

Question 2

Revealed theology

Answer 2

our knowledge of God is comprised of what God has shown us.

Question 3

Natural Theology- Evidentialism

Answer 3

there is clear evidence of God’s existence in the world around us, in nature, if we know how to be smart and spot it.

Question 4

Natural Theology- Reasoning

Answer 4

it is possible to prove God using reasoning/logic

Question 5

Evidentialism- Atheism

Answer 5

we should only believe in things that there is evidence to back up. there is no proof of God, so we should not believe.

Question 6

Fideism

Answer 6

evidence for God would make religion worthless- faith with no proof is what makes religion meaningful.

Question 7

Calvin’s innate beliefs

Answer 7

we are born with an innate knowledge/instinct of God and religion, because every culture has core beliefs about morals/religion.

Question 8

Strengths of revealed theology

Answer 8

• we accept witness statements as evidence, the bible is just a coherent collection of them
• the old testament makes prophecies that come true in the new testament
• people should trust their senses, including if they see God

Question 9

Strengths of natural theology

Answer 9

• the senses are the basis of science
• God gave us our senses, we should use them
• revelations may just be hallucinations, and they’re subjective

Question 10

What order did the Greek philosophers go in?

Answer 10

Socrates (469-399 BC) -> Plato (427-347 BC) -> Aristotle (384-322 BC)

Question 11

Socrates (dates)

Answer 11

469-399 BC

Question 12

Plato (dates)

Answer 12

427-347 BC

Question 13

Aristotle (dates)

Answer 13

384-322 BC

Question 14

Socratic Method

Answer 14

asking questions to probe people to come to their own conclusions without inputting his own opinions.

Question 15

Empiricist

Answer 15

Aristotle.
we get our knowledge from senses/experiences/observations

Question 16

Rationalist

Answer 16

we get our knowledge from reasoning/thinking and it shouldn’t change

Question 17

Pre-Socratics (examples)

Answer 17

Heraclitus (the world is always in flux and rapidly changing)
Protagoras (there is no absolute or objective truth- truth is what we want it to be).