Philosophy Flashcards
What do we use to make sense what is around us
Observation and our rational mind
What did Thomas Aquinas say about the first cause argument
Aquinas believed that every thing has a cause ,that every thing you do has a consequence. So the first cause has to be god
What is the watch analogy
William Paley saw a watch it was very well designed so he knew that some one made it so,he thought that as the world is also very well designed he thought that someone made it and he thought it was god
What did Ludwig Feuerbach think God is
Humans want to feel loved and cared for. So Feuerbach said that humans needed a god so they invented one
Humans invented god to comfort them,like a big ,strong,protective father figure
What was Blaise Pascals gamble idea
God’s existence can neither be proved nor disproved. You can never be certain either way. So just take a calculated gamble
