Philosophy

Question 1

Atheist

Answer 1

A person who believes that God doesn’t exist

Question 2

Theist

Answer 2

A person who believes that God does exist

Question 3

Agnostic

Answer 3

A person who is unsure whether God exists

Question 4

Theological Truth

Answer 4

Truths we believe which rely upon faith alone

Question 5

Scientific Truth

Answer 5

Facts that can be proven or disproven through scientific methods

Question 6

Omniscient

Answer 6

The belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen

Question 7

Omnipotent

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The belief that God is all-powerful

Question 8

Omni-benevolent

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The belief that God is all-loving

Question 9

Faith

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Having a belief in something that does not require any scientific proof or explanation

Question 10

Free will

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The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices in life

Question 11

Empirical

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Using evidence gained from the senses:touch, smell, sight, taste and sound

Question 12

Belief

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The acceptance that something exists or is true (an assumed truth)

Question 13

Argument

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A set of statements which is such that one of them (the conclusion) is supported or implied by the others (the premises)

Question 14

Proof

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A sequence of steps that establishes the truth of a proposition

Question 15

Valid Arguement

Answer 15

The correct logical structure of a deductive argument

Question 16

Deductive Argument (a priori)

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An argument whose structure dictates that if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true

Question 17

Inductive argument (a posteriori)

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An argument whose structure dictates that even if the premises are true, the conclusion may not be true

Question 18

Premise

Answer 18

A statement that an argument claims will induce or justify a conclusion