Principles of Credulity and Testimony Quiz

What is the Principle of Credulity?

• A belief that people usually lie about their experiences.

• A belief that experiences are always valid.

• If it seems to a subject that X is present, then probably X is present.

• A belief that religious experiences cannot be trusted.

What is the Principle of Testimony?

• People always lie about their experiences.

• We should accept what others claim to have experienced unless there is evidence against it.

• Experiences are always invalid.

• Testimonies are unnecessary for proving religious experiences.

Which of the following supports the Principle of Credulity?

• People generally interpret experiences incorrectly.

• Our senses and perceptions are generally reliable.

• Religious experiences are always delusions.

• Testimonies cannot be trusted without evidence.

What does Swinburne mean by 'cumulative argument'?

• Combining weak arguments creates a strong one.

• Different arguments, taken together, support the existence of God.

• Arguments about God must be considered separately.

• Religious experiences alone prove God's existence.

What kind of experience does Swinburne define as a religious experience?

• An experience of God or some supernatural being.

• An experience of happiness.

• A psychological hallucination.

• An experience of nature.

What does the Principle of Testimony rely on?

• People usually tell the truth.

• People always lie about religious experiences.

• Testimonies are unreliable.

• Testimonies require scientific proof.

Which argument does Swinburne use alongside religious experiences to prove the existence of God?

• Ontological Argument

• Moral Argument

• Design and Cosmological Arguments

• Aesthetic Argument

What is one reason some theists, like Karl Barth, reject arguments for God's existence?

• God can only be known through scripture and faith.

• God is beyond human comprehension.

• Arguments for God are too complex.

• God does not exist.

What does Anthony Flew compare weak arguments to?

• A sieve that can hold water.

• Ten leaky buckets that cannot hold water.

• A puzzle with missing pieces.

• A ladder with broken steps.

What is an example of a life-changing religious experience?

• Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus.

• Attending a religious lecture.

• Reading a sacred text.

• Joining a religious group.