Ideas

Question 1

liberalism

[Liberalism is intrinsically violent, since an order of authority is built into the very fabric of human nature.]

Answer 1

a philosophy in which no one can command anyone else to do anything (not governments, not priests, not parents, not even God).

Question 2

a philosophy in which no one can command anyone else to do anything (not governments, not priests, not parents, not even God). [Liberalism is intrinsically violent, since an order of authority is built into the very fabric of human nature.]

Answer 2

liberalism

Question 3

3 tenets of liberalism:

Answer 3

1) Freedom of speech - nobody can tell me what to say
2) Freedom of religion - nobody can tell me what to believe
3) All religions are the same - they are all just suggestions about how to live

Question 4

1) Freedom of speech - nobody can tell me what to say
2) Freedom of religion - nobody can tell me what to believe
3) All religions are the same - they are all just suggestions about how to live

Answer 4

3 tenets of liberalism:

Question 5

modernism

Answer 5

the same as liberalism, but with Darwinism and immanentism added. Darwinism says that religion is constantly evolving, and so it must adapt to its new social environment (liberalism) if it is to survive. Immanentism is the philosophy which says that religion comes from man, not from God (see below).

Question 6

the same as liberalism, but with Darwinism and immanentism added. Darwinism says that religion is constantly evolving, and so it must adapt to its new social environment (liberalism) if it is to survive. Immanentism is the philosophy which says that religion comes from man, not from God (see below).

Answer 6

modernism

Question 7

socialism

Answer 7

a philosophy in which the state owns and controls all businesses

Question 8

a philosophy in which the state owns and controls all businesses

Answer 8

socialism

Question 9

communism

Answer 9

the same as socialism, but the state also owns all property, people, and wealth

Question 10

the same as socialism, but the state also owns all property, people, and wealth

Answer 10

communism

Question 11

nationalism

Answer 11

a philosophy in which the state is the supreme authority, greater than God and greater than the Church

Question 12

a philosophy in which the state is the supreme authority, greater than God and greater than the Church

Answer 12

nationalism

Question 13

immanentism

Answer 13

a philosophy which holds that religion is something produced by men instead of revealed by God [all modernists accept immanentism]

Question 14

a philosophy which holds that religion is something produced by men instead of revealed by God [all modernists accept immanentism]

Answer 14

immanentism