"no sentence that purports to describe the nature of a transcendent god can..."

possess any literal significance

What does Ayer say that mystics should be able to do if their experience is genuine?

talk meaningfully, produce some kind of 'test'

What does Ayer not wish to talk about in this text?

The causes of religious feeling

Does Ayer trust intuition?

Not unless it can be subject to the verification principle

Why does Ayer "rule out" agnosticism?

they don't deny "does god exist" is a meaningless question

What is the title of Ayer's text

God talk is evidently meaningless

What major problem of teleological argument does Ayer state?

It proves that God is simply regularity in nature.

Why are statements about jehovah meaningful but those about 'god' not?

God is transcendent, God is not located in the world but superior to it

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Ayer - Implications

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"no sentence that purports to describe the nature of a transcendent god can..."
hold any truth
be meaningful
pass the verification principle
possess any literal significance
2
What does Ayer say that mystics should be able to do if their experience is genuine?
qualify their statements
speak negatively about experiences
talk meaningfully
produce some kind of 'test'
3
Why can we believe a person when they claim to see a yellow patch and not God.
God is a material thing
A yellow patch is a meaningless concept
God is only sense content
God is transcendent
4
In describing their experience - what do we learn from the mystic?
Whether God is real
Information about the external world
The state of his own mind
Whether a yellow patch exists
5
What does Ayer not wish to talk about in this text?
The causes of religious feeling
The most fundamental aspect of religion.
Donovan
Intution
6
Does Ayer trust intuition?
No way!
Absolutely
Not unless it can be subject to the verification principle
Only if someone is pregnant
7
What does Ayer claim 'Jehovah is angry' is equivalent to?
'The fish have all died'
'The sea is stormy'
'It is cloudy'
'it is thundering'
8
What might be "enough to foster the illusion" of God?
Mystics
The question "does god exist?"
Religious Experiences
The noun "God"
9
What does Ayer claim that Mystics must talk when discussing their experiences?
"unquestionable language"
"illogical utterances"
"meaningless words"
"nonsence"
10
Which of the following gods of animistic religions does Ayer refer to in his text?
Jehovah
Poseidon
Zeus
Mercury
11
Is Christianity animistic or non-animistic?
animistic
non-animistic
12
Why does Ayer "rule out" agnosticism?
they refuse to accept the truth claims from intuition.
they don't choose a side
they don't deny "does god exist" is a meaningless question
they deny the existence of a transcendent god.
13
What is the title of Ayer's text
God cannot be verified
God talk is evidently meaningless
God is a meaningless concept
Religious language is meaningless
14
How does Ayre refer to Christianity and other world religions?
"main religions"
"modern religions'
"transcendent religions"
"sophisticated religions"
15
What major problem of teleological argument does Ayer state?
It proves that God is a yellow patch.
It proves that God is simply regularity in nature.
It's illogical to move from the mechanical to the organic.
It proves a cruel God
16
Why are statements about jehovah meaningful but those about 'god' not?
Jehovah is the God of the Sky not Sea
God is transcendent
God is not located in the world but superior to it
God is sophisticated Jehovah is not

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