Chapter 9 Review Flashcards
A positive mental attitude toward a proposition; something a person accepts as true
belief
The disclosure of information from God to man
revelation (divine)
Able to exist or exert power at all locations in space at the same time.
omni-present
Independent of arbitrary standards; being without exception or qualification
absolute
independent of the person; something that is the same for all people
objective
The tendency to induce belief or behavior in a person. An argument is one in which most people will accept the conclusion as true
persuasive
Pertaining to the belief that there are multiple gods.
polytheistic
“A thing is itself” or “if A then A.”
Law of Identity
Having confidence in something not perceived with the senses.
faith
Applicable everywhere.
universal
universal, invariant, abstract rules of correct reasoning
laws of logic
Conjecture, guess, or hypothesis, without sufficient supporting evidence.
speculation
To be ___ is to reason incorrectly. But god, by His nature always reasons correctly.
illogical
In accordance with our feelings or expectations
intuitive
Unbelievers too are made in the image of God, and hence have the capacity for ___ reasoning, God has given them knowledge as well.
rational
God always thinks correctly, and the Bible commands us to think like Him (Isaiah 55:7-8) and emulate His ___. (Ephesians 5:1)
character
The opposite proposition is formed by adding “it is not the case that” to the original proposition. It always has the opposite truth value of a given proposition.
negation
Comforming to the mind of God
true
Pertaining to the belief or conviction that there is one and only one God.
monotheistic
That which is suggested by evidence or reasoning. That which follows logically from something else
implications
A philosophy advocating the repression of emotion and indifference to pleasure or pain.
stoicism
true, justified belief
knowledge
In accordance with the laws of Logic: logical
rational
The compound proposition “A or not-A” is always true. Or, “Either A is true or not-A is true.” A proposition always has the opposite truth value of its negation.
Law of the Excluded Middle
To provide reasons for proposition.
justify
The Bible reveals that human beings are made in God’s image, and therefore reflect some of His attributes, including the ability to ___.
reason
To project or expand beyond known data or experiences based on patterns exhibited in known data or experiences; to infer unknown values or properties based on known values or properties.
extrapolate
not changing over time
invariant
Pertaining to the quality, kind, or nature of a thing, regardless of the amount or degree.
qualitatively
Pertaining to the amount, degree, or number of something.
quantitatively
Contrary to the mind of God
false
A common error in reasoning.
fallacy
The compound proposition “A and not-A” is always false. Or, “You cannot have A and not-A at the same time and in the same sense.”
Law of Non-contradiction
A good argument has true ___, and the conclusion follows from them.
premises
An argument in which the conclusion is likely to be true if the premises are.
inductive argument
The disclosure of information from God to man contained in the Bible.
special revelation
The negation of a proposition, or the combination of the proposition and its negation. “A and not-A” is a contradiction.
contradiction
The proposition in an argument that the person is attempting to prove
conclusion
A truth claim, may be true or false
proposition
Opinions formed from evidence; what people reason to be true or likely true from evidence or reason.
inferences
___ is the study of the principles of correct reasoning. It is the way God thinks
Logic
That which shows itself to be wrong. A self-refuting argument is one in which the conclusion is inconsistent with one or more of the premises.
self-refuting
Disobedience to God
sin
having supreme power or authority and not required to answer to any higher authority
sovereign
An argument in which the conclusion is certainly true if the premises are.
deductive argument
Abstract; existing within the mind such as a thought or idea
conceptual
A series of propositions where the truth of one is said to follow from the others
argument
A proposition in an argument that is taken as an accepted fact.
premise
Practical; based on what works regardless of theoretical considerations, principles, moral implications, or truth.
pragmatic
Existing in thought as an idea but having no physical or material existence.
abstract
To go beyond
transcend
To copy or imitate; to match the characteristics of another.
emulate
