varification principle - AJ Ayer

Question 1

AJ Ayer

Answer 1

Language,Truth & Logic published in 1936 book
set out to see if religious language was meaningful
> only empirical, tautological, mathematical = meaningful;

Question 2

john Hick + weak varification

Answer 2

things that can be tested in theory are stronger than those which cannot, for example
“there is no after life” could be tested in the future
> meaningful statement

Question 3

logical positivism

Answer 3

ethical or religious statements which require adjectives or supernatural references are meaningless such as
“God is good”