Final Exam

Question 1

what religious belief is the correct one to believe?- complexity of the wager

Answer 1

First worry of Pascal’s Wager

Question 2

what if the religious belief is not really under our control?- Pascal claims that if we pretend to believe then we really will

Answer 2

Second worry of Pascal’s Wager

Question 3

can this wager be considered a bribe as this sort of belief system is based on self interest and a form of insurance against external damnation

Answer 3

Third worry of Pascal’s Wager

Question 4

claims that religious claims cannot be proven with scientific evidence which means that believing in God is basically believing in nothing

Answer 4

Flew’s parable

Question 5

faith and commitment is a very essential part of religion. faith and belief are so personal that they do not require scientific proof and reasoning to be true

Answer 5

Mitchell’s Parable

Question 6

No: fish, meat products, eggs, seeds, alcohol, coffee, teas
Yes: peaches, grain, veggies

Answer 6

Jain Dietary Restrictions

Question 7

western society

Answer 7

Babylon in Rastafarianism

Question 8

africa, ethiopia, heaven on earth, the promised land, the diving birthplace of mankind

Answer 8

Zion in Rastafarianism

Question 9

said to be the divine creator of all things and himself created the orishas

Answer 9

Olorun (owner)

Question 10

the center of worhship in Yoruba religion and were sent by Olorun to assist humanity

Answer 10

Orishas

Question 11

yoruba word literally translating to head, one’s own soul and destiny assigned to them at birth; human consciousness embedded into our physical bodies that can be considered an orisha

Answer 11

Ori

Question 12

a part of man that is the most important as it is the soul/spirit that is immortal

Answer 12

Thetan

Question 13

all occurances and perceived stimuli in a given moment

Answer 13

Engrams

Question 14

thinks, observes data, resolved problems, memory bank with images

Answer 14

Analytical Mind

Question 15

comes in when unconscious, records pain, also memory bank with images

Answer 15

Reactive Mind

Question 16

soul

Answer 16

Jiva

Question 17

matter

Answer 17

Ajiva

Question 18

dualism of jiva and ajiva

Answer 18

First claim of jain cosmology

Question 19

jiva and ajiva are forever intertwined with each other

Answer 19

Second claim of jain cosmology

Question 20

each living thing’s soul is equal despite the body that it lives in

Answer 20

Third claim of jain cosmology

Question 21

each jiva seeks liberation from its entanglement with ajiva ( kevala)

Answer 21

Fourth claim of jain cosmology

Question 22

to be liberated from ajiva, you must remove your jiva from all that connects it to ajiva. we will eventually achieve this by cleaning jiva of all karmic particles that still remain

Answer 22

Kevala

Question 23

key to karmic cleansing; helps us avoid creating new karma and rids our existing karma

Answer 23

Ahisma

Question 24

1) avoid inflicting violence on other life forms
2) abstain from lying
3) do not take what has not been given
4) renounce all sexual activity
5) renounce all possessions

Answer 24

Five Great Vows

Question 25

do not totally renounce sexual activity and possessions

Answer 25

Householders

Question 26

ordained jains who strictly uphold all Five Vows

Answer 26

Renouncers