Cognitive and Non-Cognitive language

Question 1

What propositions does cognitive language express?

Answer 1

Propositions known to be objectively true or false

Question 2

What type of knowledge does cognitive language express?

Answer 2

Knowledge that is gained through empirical experiences

Question 3

What does non-cognitive language express?

Answer 3

Not objective propositions, but expresses attitudes or interpretations.

Question 4

What can non-cognitive language not be held to?

Answer 4

Objective empirical testing, makes assertions that cannot be physically tested.

Question 5

The issue if religious language is cognitive

Answer 5

• it should be possible to prove its statements false.

- however it is impossible to test assertions that are made by religious language using empirical evidence

Question 6

The issue if religious language is non-cognitive

Answer 6

• Difficult to understand the subjective attitude being expressed
• this is because it cannot be shared with others