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Question 1

What is the main point of D’Souza’s chapter regarding David Hume?

Answer 1

David Hume’s own argument (philosophy) can be proven false by his own premises

Question 2

What is Richard dawkin’s main contention concerning scientific laws and miracles?

Answer 2

Scientific laws cannot be violated, hence miracles can not occur

Question 3

Who is the early scholar that maintained miracles were myths?

Answer 3

David Strauss

Question 4

What is the core argument that refutes hume’s own contention?

Answer 4

Human knowledge is so limited and unreliable that it can never completely dismiss the possibility of miracles

Question 5

What is the ore belief of logical positivists?

Answer 5

They think that science operates in the verifiable domain of law and facts , while morality operates in the subjective and unverifiable domain of choices and values

Question 6

What is the difference between analytical and synthetic statements?

Answer 6

Analytical statement- the truth/falsity of the statement ca be established by examining the statement (self-verifiable)

Synthetic- can be verified only by checking the facts

Question 7

What are two different statements that are neither true. H definition nor are they true by verification

Answer 7

1. There is life after death and God made the universe

2. David hume’s criteria for justification

Question 8

Why are scientific laws unverifiable

Answer 8

No finite number of observations, however large, can be used to derive an unrestricted general conclusion that is logically defensible (probability)

Question 9

Hume argued disconnection between what two concepts?

Answer 9

Cause and effect

Question 10

Newton’s laws were true and vindicated for 200 years until they were replaced by laws developed by who

Answer 10

Einstein

Question 11

According to popper, what is the only function of science in regard to theories?

Answer 11

Science cannot verify theories, it can only falsify them

Question 12

Can experience answer the question of miracles?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

Why are miracles hard to prove?

Answer 13

It is useless to appeal to experience before we have the philosophical question of whether miracles are possible

Question 14

What is CS lewis’ definition of a miracle and how does it differ from the naturalist’s position?

Answer 14

Lewis: an interference with nature by supernatural power

Natural: what happens of itself, a closed integrated system

Question 15

A naturalist must give up what?

Answer 15

Belief in a free will

Question 16

What is the fatal weakness of naturalism

Answer 16

Every single thing must be explained in terms of the total system

Question 17

In naturalism, what kind of thinking would be impossible?

Answer 17

Metacognition or introspection: in naturalism, nature controls independent thinking making independent thought impossible (Dawkins memes)

Question 18

Is it possible for nature to give rise to a cosmic consciousness and if so what kind of “god” would it be?

Answer 18

No God (infinite) would have to arise out if the finite, which is not possible. Therefore, a cosmic consciousness would be like a human mind born out of a mindless nature

Question 19

What is lewis’ conclusion about nature producing a god or even the human mind?

Answer 19

To believe that nature produces a God, or even the human mind, is, as we have seen, absurd

Question 20

Appeal

Answer 20

For Christians, the Bible, pastors, testimony of people who you know well or have seen a difference in

Question 21

Empiricism

Answer 21

Knowing and seeing that someone had an observable situation that has changed. Senses or sees a change physically like medics, evidence of x rays and blood tests

Question 22

Rationalism

Answer 22

What s most likely. People believe the devil is performing miracles these days. Stats. Show miracles have occurred all over the world. There is evidence that they have occurred, so no one can prove they do not exist.

Question 23

Immediate sensory awareness

Answer 23

Has to do with self internal witness. Evidence that only yourself can feel like hear while healing. No longer in pain after.