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WorksheetsTheme 3 Religious Language
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many Inherent problems are there with Religious Language?
1
2
3
4
Which of the following are examples of the problems with religious language?
Sacred texts are difficult to understand
We have different interpretations of terms and concepts
It is univocal
It is cognitive
Logical Positivism originated...
In the Magic Circle
In the Vietnamese Circle
In the Vienna Circle
In the Grecian Circle
Which of the following theories is Anthony Flew associated with?
Falsification Principle
Verification Principle
Simplification Principle
Communication Principle
Via Negativa is...
Discussing the evil and suffering in the world
The umbrella term for all the reasons atheists do not believe in God
Saying what God is not
Giving reasons why you should not believe in God
A statement that is neither true or false but fulfils a different function is known as?
Cognitive
Non Cognitive
Analytic
Synthetic
Who came up with the theories of Strong and Weak Verification?
Flew
Popper
Hick
Ayer
Statements that have some evidence to prove them true or false or that can be proven in the future are known as what?
Strong Verification
Weak Verification
Partial Verification
Meaningful Verification
The verification principle cannot be verified using it's own method...
True
False
The idea that the existence of God can be verified when we die, meaning religious language can be meaningful was proposed by who?
Hare
Swinburne
Hick
Mitchell
One of the challenges to the falsification principle is...
Toys in the playground
Toys in the toy box
Toys in the toy shop
Toys in the cupboard
What is a Blik?
How someone lives their life based on their family
How someone lives their life based on where they are globally
How someone lives their life based on their belief
How someone lives their life based on their socialisation
Thomas Aquinas came up with which of the following 2 analogies?
Proportion
Presupposition
Attribution
Acclamation
Who discussed the concepts of disclosures, models and qualifiers?
Aquinas
Ayer
Ramsey
Popper
Analogical Language is useful because: (Pick all that apply)
It helps explain difficult religious concepts
It proves God does not exist because it is univocal
It allows us to talk about metaphysical things so we can understand them
It explains the complexity of religious language
A Disclosure is also known as what?
A statement made about God
Knowledge a holy book gives us about God
A Religious Experience
A declaration from a Prophet or Holy Man
Who said "The Penny drops and the light dawns..." In relation to RL?
Ramsey
Aquinas
Hume
Flew
Does Basil Mitchell link to...
Logical Positivsm?
The Verification Principle?
The Falsification Principle?
Analogical Language?
