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WorksheetsClassical religious language
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The world on which our experiences are based
empirical
empiracle
emparacle
emparicle
Which of these is not an example of a tautology?
in my opinion, I think he is wrong
The morning sunrise
A dark haired brunette
The married mother
Which is these is not a metaphysical example?
emotions
religious language
ideas
science
Why do some philosophers say that religious language is inherently problematic
No common experience
our experience are time limited
they are abstract terms
it is specific to the individual or community
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
Via Negativa (apophatic approach) 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
When language in non-cognitive, what is it not?
subjective
opinions
express empirically knowable facts
attitudes
Which of these definitions describes cognitive language?
Language that is not empirically verifiable or falsifiable but instead expresses an attitude towards something.
Language that is empirically verifiable and makes assertions about objective reality.
Which are examples of via positiva (cataphatic approach)?
Analogy
Verification
Symbol
The apophatic way
A statement that is neither true or false but fulfils a different function is known as?
Cognitive
Non Cognitive
Analytic
Synthetic
Critics of religious language claim that is is not
non-cognitive
cognitive
Which scholars believed that religious language is cognitive? (expresses truth/falsity)
Aquinas
Randall
Maimonides
Tillich
What does the term equivocally mean?
Where something has one universal and unambigious meaning
Where there is more than one meaning, usually in relation to a word of phrase
According to Aquinas analogy sits between ...
Masculine and feminine language
The apophatic and the cataphatic
Univocal and equivocal language
Positive and negative language
Thomas Aquinas came up with which of the following 2 analogies?
Proportion
Presupposition
Attribution
Acclamation
Which are benefits of speaking analogically about God?
It is similar to how Jesus taught (through parables)
It prevents us from anthropomorphising God
It helps us to use language rather than avoid it altogether
Analogies are always understood in the same way by all people
Which are problems with speaking analogically about God?
Analogies may mean different things to different people
We might just be making assumptions about God
It does not avoid the problems with univocal and equivocal language
It is not accessible to ordinary people who are not expert theologians
Why does Hume reject the use of analogy to talk about God?
God is beyond words and description
There is undeniable proof that God does not exist
The difference between God and the world is too vast
We would be guilty of anthropomorphism
What does the term eschatological verification literally mean?
To verify in the end of times
To verify in the afterlife
To verify after death
To verify when dead
The idea that the existence of God can be verified when we die (ESCATOLOGICAL VERIFCATION), meaning religious language can be meaningful was proposed by who?
Hare
Swinburne
Hick
Mitchell
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
Who else put forward ideas about analogy including the concepts of disclosures, models and qualifiers?
Aquinas
Ayer
Ramsey
Popper
What, for Ramsay, in relation to language, was a qualifier?
Relating to the attribute or characteristic possessed by an object
Where something is made known where previously it was hidden or unknown
Where a word of phrase is used to give a deeper meaning to the model that the qualifier precedes
relating to the relative value of something according to its nature
Which of these is not an example of a qualifier?
transcendent
almighty
all-loving
Father
