T3 Philosophy

Question 1

Which is not a reason why Swinburne's definition of miracles is invalid? (=not acceptable or flawed)

Accepted Answer

Different accounts of miracles are not necessarily contradictory

Question 2

Which is not an example of a vision?

Accepted Answer

C. S. Lewis' conversion

Question 3

Which is not a key feature of mysticism?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge given to the mystic, Vision of the divine

Question 4

What is a revelation?

Accepted Answer

A disclosure of knowledge or truth from a deity or higher power

Question 5

Why did St Teresa think that prayer is important?

Accepted Answer

It develops discipline, It exposes the deceptions of the Devil, It brings you closer to union with God

Question 6

What would make James or Otto's definition of mysticism adequate?

Accepted Answer

If we can apply it to famous examples of mysticism, If it covers many types of mysticism, If it includes an idea that the other scholar does not

Question 7

What would make Franks-Davis' challenges to religious experience valid?

Accepted Answer

If they show that we shouldn't trust accounts of religious experience, If they show that Swinburne's principles are flawed, If they can be effectively applied to examples of religious experience

Question 8

What kind of conversion did John Wesley have?

Accepted Answer

From faith (believing) to faith (trusting)

Question 9

Where did Otto believe numinous experiences come from?

Accepted Answer

The mind of primeval man

Question 10

Why did James think that the study of religious experience is more important than studying religious texts or teachings?

Accepted Answer

Personal experience is more important than doctrines, It shows the psychological impact of religion

Question 11

What was Franks-Davis' conclusion about religious experience?

Accepted Answer

It has such a large impact that it must really take place, She agrees with Swinburne that it is possible

Question 12

Religious communities are entirely dependent on religious experience

Accepted Answer

No, Yes

Question 13

What is Vesak Day in Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Celebration of the Buddha's birth and life

Question 14

What should you not include in an essay on miracles?

Accepted Answer

Different examples of religious experience

Question 15

Which of these are key ideas of sociologist Max Webner?

Accepted Answer

He saw religion as a fulfilment of our ideal interests, He thought that all religions involved 'charismatic manifestations', He believed that religion motivated social action

Question 16

Which scholar takes a non-cognitive approach to miracles?

Accepted Answer

Holland

Question 17

What would make one type of religious experience more valid than another?

Accepted Answer

Whether it can be empirically verified, If it effectively communicates religious belief, If it is a group experience

Question 18

What would make definitions of miracles contradictory?

Accepted Answer

If they do not agree if miracles are cognitive or non-cognitive, If they do not clearly conclude if miracles happen or not, If they disagreed about whether a miracle breaks a law of nature

T3 Philosophy

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T3 Philosophy

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