Verificationism, Falsificationism & Language Games Quiz

What is the main focus of Ayer's approach to religious language?

• To deny the meaningfulness of religious language

• To show religious language is meaningful

• To prove God's existence

• To support metaphysical claims

What is the distinction between cognitive and non-cognitive language?

• Cognitive language is religious, non-cognitive is scientific

• Cognitive language is emotional, non-cognitive is logical

• Cognitive language expresses beliefs, non-cognitive expresses feelings

• Cognitive language is false, non-cognitive is true

What does the verification principle state?

• A statement is meaningful if it is historical

• A statement is meaningful if it is religious

• A statement is meaningful if it can be verified by observation

• A statement is meaningful if it is metaphysical

What is a criticism of Ayer's verification principle?

• It is too lenient

• It is too focused on religious language

• It supports metaphysical claims

• It is self-defeating

What is the main idea behind Falsificationism?

• A claim is meaningful if it is historical

• A claim is meaningful if it is religious

• A claim is meaningful if it can be falsified

• A claim is meaningful if it can be verified

What does Flew's parable of the gardener illustrate?

• Religious language is verifiable

• Religious language is unfalsifiable

• Religious language is historical

• Religious language is scientific

What is Hick's argument regarding eschatological verification?

• God's existence can be verified after death

• God's existence is falsifiable

• God's existence is unverifiable

• God's existence is historical

What is Wittgenstein's theory of language games?

• Words get meaning by connecting to physical reality

• Words get meaning by connecting to social reality

• Words get meaning by being historical

• Words get meaning by being unverifiable

What is the main criticism of Wittgenstein's language games theory?

• It leads to theological realism

• It leads to theological anti-realism

• It supports metaphysical claims

• It is too focused on scientific language

What is the main idea of Hare's non-cognitive 'Bliks'?

• Religious language is cognitive

• Religious language is falsifiable

• Religious language is an expression of personal attitudes

• Religious language is verifiable