Bible Chapter 9

Question 1

If materialism is true, then which of the following cannot exist?

Answer 1

Soul and God

Question 2

From what source do secularism and Marxism seek knowledge?

Answer 2

Science

Question 3

Which of the following world views hold to some form of materialism?

Answer 3

Secularism, Marxism, and New Spirituality

Question 4

Which of the following terms best describe how postmodernists believe reality is ultimately constructed?

Answer 4

Community agreement

Question 5

Which of the following philosophers wrote the essay, “This is not a pipe”?

Answer 5

Al-Ghazali

Question 6

According to new spirituality, what is ultimate reality?

Answer 6

Consciousness

Question 7

Which of the following world-views hold to some form of monism?

Answer 7

Secularism, and New Spirituality

Question 8

Which of the following world views deny materialism?

Answer 8

Islam, Christianity, and New Spirituality

Question 9

Which of the following philosophers is known for developing an early version of the Kalam cosmological argument?

Answer 9

Al-Ghazali

Question 10

Christians believe that knowledge comes from which of the following?

Answer 10

Science, History, and Experience

Question 11

Secularism’s metaphysics is reducible to physics?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

“Why is there something rather than nothing?” Is a metaphysical question.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

If materialism is true, then the mind is reducible to the functioning of brain.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Marxism contends that matter has a purpose, direction, and inevitable end in mind—communism.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

According to Marxism, the mind is a product of material reality.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

According to postmodernism, our words describe interpretation.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

To New Spiritualists, truth is primarily known by experience.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

According to the Christian view of metaphysics, matter came after mind.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Is the study of knowledge.

Answer 19

Epistemology

Question 20

Is the study of ultimate reality.

Answer 20

Metaphysics.

Question 21

Is the belief that human beings are composed of immaterial minds and material bodies.

Answer 21

Mind/body dualism

Question 22

Is a humble attitude toward the beliefs we hold, realizing that our beliefs might be incomplete or mistaken.

Answer 22

Epistemological humility

Question 23

Is the belief that propositions do not mirror reality and should therefore be treated as tools and judged by their practical consequences.

Answer 23

Pragmatism

Question 24

Is justified true belief

Answer 24

Knowledge

Question 25

Is the belief that human beings are composed solely of matter

Answer 25

Mind/body monism

Question 26

Is the belief that scientific knowledge is merely a helpful social construct for understanding human sensory perceptions of reality but not direct and accurate knowledge of reality itself.

Answer 26

Constructivism

Question 27

Is the belief that an objective reality exists independently from human perception or language.

Answer 27

Realism

Question 28

Reads, "in the beginning was the word, and the word was god, and the word was with god.

Answer 28

John 1:1

Question 29

According to , we are to love god with all our heart, soul, strength, and , mind.

Answer 29

Luke 10:27

Question 30

Postmodernists reject the Theory of truth.

Answer 30

Correspondence

Question 31

The belief that reality is ultimately composed of one essential substance is called.

Answer 31

Monism

Question 32

The belief that reality is ultimately composed of two essential substances is called.

Answer 32

Dualism

Question 33

The study of the relationship between the mind and the physical body is known as the.

Answer 33

Mind/body problem

Question 34

The theory that knowledge is built upon foundational principles is called.

Answer 34

Foundationalism

Question 35

Define philosophy.

Answer 35

The study of truth, knowledged the nature of ultimate reality.

Question 36

Define materialism.

Answer 36

Reality is solely composed of matter.

Question 37

Define naturalism.

Answer 37

All phenomia can be explained in natural causes.

Question 38

Define dialectical materialism.

Answer 38

Only the material world exists that class struggles are mechanism behind social and economic press.

Question 39

Define anti-realism.

Answer 39

The denial of existence or accessibility of an objective reality.

Question 40

Define spiritual monism.

Answer 40

Reality is ultimately, divine.

Question 41

Define dualism.

Answer 41

Reality, is composed of a essential substance.

Question 42

Define scientific empiricism? Why is it an irrational position?

Answer 42

The belief we can only know that we discover through the scientific method. The position cannot be found in the scientific method. That shows that scientific empiricism is an irrational position because it cannot be scientifically proven.