The Examined Life: Creation Narratives

What is the Numinous

• The inner sense of "ought" and "ought not"

• A type of tiger

• The inner sense of the divine

• A type of wind

What is morality?

• The inner sense of the divine

• The inner sense of "ought" and "ought not"

• The inner sense of death

• The inner sense of eternity

Which two words help define "dominion"?

• Control and destruction

• Power and control

• Spider and man

• Power and repsonsibility

How does religion develop?

• Morality becomes the guardian of the Numinous

• People make up a really cool song and start singing it a lot

• People make up a god and begin worshiping it

• The Numinous becomes the guardian of morality

Who is Ra?

• Egyptian god of the sky

• Egyptian god of the sun

• Greek god of the sky

• Mesopotamian god of the sky

Who is Kronos?

• Greek titan who kills his father

• Greek titan who is hidden by his father

• Greek god who is killed by his son

• Mesopotamian god who is killed by his grandson

Which is not a characteristic of God in Genesis 1?

• Creative

• Powerful

• Eternal

• Doubtful

Which is not a characteristic of God in Genesis 2?

• Commanding

• Intelligent

• Rustic

• Loving

What is one way a definition goes wrong?

• Too weak

• Too broad

• Too silly

• Too magnanimous

What is not a requirement for a definition?

• Coextensive

• Clear, literal, and brief

• Not negative or circular

• Being in the dictionary