Religious Language - verificationism (2) Flashcards
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What is verificationism?
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Trying to prove something correct using evidence.
2
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What do Logical Positivists believe in general?
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That some statements are meaningful and some are not. To prove it is meaningful it must be verified.
3
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What does meaningful mean?
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Trying to prove a statement true or false through verification.
4
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What to Logical Positivists believe in regards to RL?
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That RL is meaningless.
5
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Who developed the Verification Principle?
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Ayer.
6
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What is the Verification Principle?
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The idea that statements can only be meaningful if proven through the senses.
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