Apostle Paul’s philosophical argument with intellectuals in Athens (Acts 17) demonstrates all of the following except:

Lack of effort to persuade others with arguments, evidence, or experience

Moral evil is defined typically as which of the following?

Wrongful and hurtful acts and/or character traits of human beings

Which of the following is part of the Ontological argument?

The GCB exists not only in my mind, but necessarily exists in reality.

According to James Petrik’s argument in Inscrutable Evil and an Infinite God:

There are many reasons for God’s actions that we simply cannot grasp.

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PHI-103 Exam 2 Prep - Topic 3

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This view says God must be in time and experience “real time” in order to be truly personal.
Sempiternalism
Scientism
Synchism
Atemporality
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Divine Emotion view: God experiences emotion in a temporal way; personhood and omniscience include such experiences.
Omnipathism
Impassibilism
Atemporality
Passibilism
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Apostle Paul’s philosophical argument with intellectuals in Athens (Acts 17) demonstrates all of the following except:
Respect for some religious beliefs/practices while disagreeing about them
Lack of effort to persuade others with arguments, evidence, or experience
Knowledge and understanding of alternative worldviews
Obeying and trusting God for the outcome
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Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, & Greg Boyd argue that these “other forces” at work in the world may explain the existence of evil:
Modern-day idols
Fallen angels (demons)
Immoral business owners or corporation executives
Corrupt political leaders
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Moral evil is defined typically as which of the following?
Wrongful and hurtful acts and/or character traits of human beings
The seven deadly sins
Nonexistent in reality
Pain and death caused by floods, famines, earthquakes, and disease
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According to Augustine’s Theodicy:
All of the above
Evil is deviation or privation of goodness, not a separate, unique essence
The problem of evil and suffering is void because God did not create evil
God could not have created evil since the world was created good
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Which of the following is part of the Ontological argument?
All of the above
The GCB exists not only in my mind, but necessarily exists in reality.
Fine-tuning of the universe is not due to necessity or chance.
The universe has many complex working parts.
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A set of beliefs/actions/experiences, individual & collective, focused on Ultimate Reality, inspiring worship/devotion
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Ethics
Religion
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Attribute of God involves power to do what is (logically) possible:
Omniscience
Omnibenevolence
Absurdness
Omnipotence
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According to James Petrik’s argument in Inscrutable Evil and an Infinite God:
There are no good reasons for what God does.
God’s reasons are not beyond our cognitive powers.
There are many reasons for God’s actions that we simply cannot grasp.
Evil and an infinite God are mutually exclusive.

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