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WorksheetsWhat's So Great Books III-V
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which church father argued for the existence of God based on causation?
Thomas Aquinas
Apostle Peter
Plato
Anselm
St. Augustine
What Greek word represents the Christian belief in a rationale God who made an intelligible universe for us to understand?
logos
agape
ex nihilo nihil
hamartia
tohu wa-bohu
What act of faith does science require? (select all that apply)
that the universe is ordered according to fixed laws
that the universe had a beginning
that the supernatural exists
that the natural world is intelligible to the human mind
What medieval institution served as the starting point for modern science and education?
Cathedral
Trade town
How did the Protestant Revolution impact the development of science? (select all that apply)
developed idea that individuals can discover truth independent of powerful institutions and majorities
developed the idea that there is no greater authority than the truth
developed the idea of worshipping God through secular vocations and calling
developed the idea that the supernatural was not necessary to explain natural phenomena
Early scientists sought to __________ God through science.
ignore
disprove
prove
worship
Which scientist discovered the elliptical orbits of the planets because he was looking for a simpler and more beautiful theory?
Copernicus
Aristotle
Galileo
Kepler
Newton
What was the most important invention in creating the modern scientific world?
Printing press
Cuneiform
Scientific method
Steam engine
What evidence indicates that our universe had a beginning? (select all that apply)
Red shift of stars
Background radiation throughout universe
Einstein's theory of general relativity
2nd law of thermodynamics
Precise value of the gravitational constant
How did most early scientists and philosophers view the universe? (select all that apply)
infinite
finite
eternal
having a beginning
none of the above
If the universe had a beginning, what attributes can be discerned objectively about its creator? (select all that apply)
It is natural and material
It is omnipotent
It is eternal
It lacks creativity
It is like a mind
What does it mean that science must be procedurally atheistic? (select all that apply)
It is blind to the supernatural
It disproves the existence of the supernatural
It only looks for natural and material evidence and explanations
It provides the only true means of finding truth
It doesn't have to rely on faith, only evidence
What is the anthropic principle?
An argument from causation that the universe must have a beginning
An observation that the universe appears to have been designed to produce life
The theory that the universe developed its particular structures and lifeforms through random chance
The assertion that science must only rely on naturalism and materialism
What theories have been put forth by secularists to explain the high level of fining-tuning and design of the universe? (select all that apply)
Lucky us
Multiverse
Aliens
Supernatural creator
The fine-tuning is an illusion
Organize each options into the right category.
Darwinism
evolution
materialism
naturalism
philosophical atheism
procedural atheism
dogmatism
Which philosopher famously argued that man's reason alone was inadequate to fully understand reality?
Kant
Pascal
Galileo
Darwin
Dawkins
(a) include the ways in which we experience objects and reality while (b) include the essential essence of things which is closed off to us.
Which of the following were argued in Pascal's wager? (check all that apply)
Belief in God provides infinite gain if true
Rejection of God provides infinite gain if true
Belief in God provides finite loss if true
Rejection of God provides infinite loss if false
It is impossible to know for sure if God exists
According to Kant and Pascal, resorting to faith is __________ (check all that apply)
Necessary
Reasonable
Unreasonable
Unscientific
Ignorant
The fact that God is only found through faith means that
No one can give evidence for His existence
Reason is useless in strengthening our faith
Salvation is based purely on personal desire and free choice
No one can ever really know the truth
