language Flashcards
1
Q
blik
A
a term coined by Hare to describe beliefs that remain meaningful even if they are unfalsifiable
2
Q
eschatological verification
A
Hick’s claim that claims about God can be verified in the next life
eschatology -> what happens at end of things
3
Q
equivocal
A
the same word is used with a different meaning or is ambiguous
4
Q
4 main functions that symbols perform
A
1) point to something beyond themselves
2) participate in that to which they point
3) open up levels of reality that are otherwise closed to us
4) open up the levels and dimensions of the soul that correspond to those levels of reality
5
Q
difference between signs and symbols
A
signs do not participate in what they symbolise
