Religious Language University debate

Which of these philosophers was NOT in the famous religious language university debate?

• A.J. Ayer

• Anthony Flew

• Richard Hare

• Basil Mitchell

Which of these philosophers argued for the 'invisible gardener parable'?

• A.J. Ayer

• Anthony Flew

• Richard Hare

• Basil Mitchell

What was the 'invisible gardener' parable supposed to show? (One answer)

• That religious language could not be VERIFIED.

• That religious language could not be FALSIFIED.

• That religious language is COGNITIVE.

• That religious language is NON-COGNITIVE.

What did Flew call it when you can't falsify religious beliefs because religious believers keep modifying their beliefs to avoid sceptical objections?

• Death by 100 qualifications.

• Death by 1,000 qualifications.

• Death by 10,000 qualifications.

• Death by 1,000,000 qualifications.

Which of these philosophers was a THEIST and a COGNITIVIST?

• A.J. Ayer

• Anthony Flew

• Basil Mithcell

• Richard Hare

Which of these philosophers came up with the concepts of 'bliks'?

• A.J. Ayer

• Anthony Flew

• Basil Mitchell

• Richard Hare

Which of these labels apply to Richard Hare? (2 answers)

• Theist

• Atheist

• Cognitivist

• Non-cognitivist

Tick all philosophers which think religious statements ARE meaningful.

• A.J. Ayer

• Anthony Flew

• Basil Mitchell

• Richard Hare

Who criticised Richard Hare's non-cognitivist account of religious language since religious people surely take themselves to be making statements which are subject to being true/false.

• A.J. Ayer

• Anthony Flew

• Basil Mitchell

• Don Cupitt

Which parable did Basil Mitchell devise to argue that religious language is COGNITIVE, FALSIFIABLE, MEANINGFUL and FACTUALLY SIGNIFICANT?

• The parable of the Partisan

• The Parable of the lunatic student