Arguments for the existence of God

Which of these is NOT a technical name for the Design Argument?

• the physico-theological proof for God

• the inductive argument

• the teleological argument

• The Kalam argument

The physio-theological argument is another way of describing the...

• cosmological argument

• design argument

• argument from religious experience

• ontological argument

Design arguments are...

• Deductive

• Inductive

Inductive arguments are a posteriori. Their strength therefore lies in

• The accuracy and completeness of their observations

• The reliability of their premises

• The persuasiveness of the philosopher making the argument

• The clarity of the definitions used in the premises

Who presented the early teleological argument that a sundial tells the time "by design and not by chance. How then can you imagine that the universe is devoid of purpose & intelligence, when it embraces everything, including these artefacts themselves and their artificers?"

• Thomas Aquinas in Summa Theologica

• John Stuart Mill in On Liberty

• Boethius in Consolations of Philosophy

• Cicero in De Natura Deorum

Who said that "things which lack knowledge... act for an end... Hence, it is plain that they achieve their end, not fortuitously, but designedly. Whatever lacks knowledge cannot move towards an end, unless it be directed by some being endowed with knowledge and intelligence."

• Thomas Aquinas

• Boethius

• Frederick Tennant

• Plato

Which of these things was David Hume NOT?

• An empiricist

• The author of Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

• An outspoken atheist

• A critic of both a priori and a posteriori arguments for the existence of God

Which of these is NOT one of the 3 characters used by David Hume in Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion to explore his criticisms of design arguments?

• Cleanthes

• Philo

• Demea

• Julius

What does Hume mean by 'natural religion'?

• Pantheism

• Belief in nature

• faith based on deductive reasoning

• faith based on inductive reasoning

Who describes the universe as "the first rude essay of some infant deity... the object of derision to his superiors"?

• David Hume's character 'Philo' in the Dialogues

• John Stuart Mill

• Richard Dawkins

• David Hume