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WorksheetsOntological Argument Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which TWO things does the Ontological Argument rely on?
Sense experience
Having an idea of God
Logical Reasoning
The Bible
The Ontological Argument is...
An A Priori proof of the existence of God
An A Posteriori proof of the existence of God
An A Priori criticism of the existence of God
An A posteriori criticism of the existence of God
How does Anselm define God?
the Almighty
a supreme being possessing all possible perfections
the greatest being
that than which no greater can be conceived
What is the key distinction made by Anselm in his second Ontological Argument?
Distinction between analytic and synthetic arguments
Distinction between thought and reality
Distinction between God and creation
Distinction between contingent and necessary existence
What illustration does Gaunilo use in his argument?
An island
A unicorn
A triangle
God
What is Gaunilo's key point in his argument?
That perfect islands exist
That Anselm is making an error in moving from thought to reality
That the Ontological Argument is successful in proving God
That Anselm is wrong to use the idea of a necessary being
How does Kant describe Ontological Arguments?
Analytic
Synthetic
Necessary
Contingent
What does Kant mean by the phrase 'existence is not a predicate?'
Things can have no existence yet possess other properties.
There are only two routes to knowledge - the a priori and the a posteriori and the Ontological Argument is guilty of confusing the two.
Existence is not about the person, it is a valid way of finishing your sentence and it does give extra information about that person.
Ontological Arguments are wrong to treat existence as if it is an extra thing that something may or may not have.
What may be said to be an advantage of A priori arguments?
They are probabilistic
They rely on observation
They offer certainty
They are analytic
Which of these thinkers does NOT have a version of the Ontological Argument?
Descartes
Hume
Anselm
Malcolm
