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... and the list goes on: Which of the following are
further
limitations of Logical Positivism
It assumes believers see God as entirely transcendent
The Verification Principle itself cannot be verified through the senses ! !
It priorities science labs & data above orchards, cloisters, RS & English !
It works within a very narrow definition of 'meaningful' or 'meaningless'
2
Which of the following are
limitations
of Logical Positivism and its Verification Principle?
Dogmatism: It assumes the material world is all there is
Neglect of much that is meaningful outside of the 'verify or die' paradigm
It assumes that the senses are the only valid means of knowledge
Scientism- it give EXCLUSIVE importance to scientific & logical discourse
3
Sensible believers might reply to Ayer's charge: 'God is transcendent,empirically unverifiable & hence meaningless' with
The Incarnation of Jesus offers truth claims open to empirical verification
For Hindus, creation is the body of God (hence open to verification!)
"You are just a bigoted atheist so we're going to call you meaningless too"
God is NOT entirely transcendent- He is immanent in the world too
4
The dangers and suffering along the journey represent
the Second Law of Thermodynamics
all the evil & suffering we see which makes many doubt the existence of God
Bertrand Russel's belief that 'the universe is just a brute fact'
the wonderful things in creation which point to an all-loving Designer
5
Which of the following would you consider strengths of Hick's idea of Eschatological Verification
Evidence for life after death makes eschatological verification plausible
It respects Science's demands for proof-which will be available after death
It does present Christian belief as a 'testable & verifiable hypothesis'
There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever of life after death
6
The Logical Positivists refer to synthetic and analytic statements as constituting
all sorts of Language Games
nothing whatsoever- Logical Positivists believe all language is meaningless
Cognitive language
the essence of poetry
7
the celestial city at the end of the journey represents
drug-induced religious experience
schizopherenic delusions of granduer
a vision of the reality of God- as experienced in the after-life
an agnostic attitude:God may exist or He might not; we will never ever know
8
Which ideas are part of the concept of 'Epistemic Distance'
God does not want to 'impose' Himself on us' or paralyse our free-will!
God reveals as much to us as He knows we can handle
God wants a relationship with us based on love and not fear
If God were to present Himself to us- as God- it would be too much for us
9
Non-Cognitive language- consists of statements which convey
empirical data
factual or verifiable information (synthetic & analytic)
any sort of valuable information
emotion, feeling, moral claims, or possibility rather than existent fact.
10
According to AJ Ayer, since all God talk has no 'Empiricaly constituted equivalent'- such talk is meaning-less
True
False
11
Cognitive language- statements are statements which convey
a sense of the Numinous
emotion, feeling, moral claims, or possibility rather than existent fact.
a facination with the occult
factual or verifiable information (synthetic & analytic)
12
But, Ayer insists, though the word 'God' is meaningless, statements like 'God loves you'
are
empiricaly verifiable
False
True
13
Hick refers to this proof which is obtained
after death
as
The Ontological Argument
The Cosmological Argument
Eschatological Verification
The Design Argument
14
The Logical Positivists insist that only cognitive language is meaningful
False
True
15
Which of the following are strengths of Logical Positivism and its Verification Principle?
Aligns well with the scientific approach towards truth claims
It sought to ensure we are all on the same page regarding truth & meaning
It is very sensitive to poetic sensibilities & the finer things in life
It forces believers to clarify exactly how they are using religiouslanguage
16
Which of the following is a corrrect formulation of the Verification Principle: A statement is meaningful only if. . .
". . . it is sworn under oath"
". . . it is either (1) Analytic or (2) Synthetic
". . . it is of some practical benefit"
". . . it adds beauty and meaning to our lives
17
The point of this parable is- in response to the L.P.'s challenge- that it
is
possible to verify God's existence
True
False
18
According to Ayer, since the word 'God' is meaningless, so to are
all
consequent statements like 'God loves you', etc.
False
True
19
the pleasures and beauties along the journey represent
the wonderful things in creation which hint to an all-loving Designer
the Second Law of Thermodynamics
the principle of 'eat, drink, and be merry coz you only live once'
Bertrand Russel's belief that 'the universe is just a brute fact'
20
Ayer feels 'God talk' is meaningless. 'God' might exist; He might not. It is not open to meaninful, rational discussion.
False
True
21
The Logical Positivists refer to synthetic & analytic statements as constituting
Cognitive
language
True
False
22
Ayer believes that the fact that 'God talk' is meaningless
proves
that God does not exist
True
False
23
Logical Positivism was formalised into a school of philosophy by the 'Viena Circle' & most famously championed by
The fashionable designer William Paley
A.J. Ayer
The ontological Anselm of Canterbury
The cosmological Thomas Aquinas
24
Which of the following could be seen as challenges to Hick's idea of Eschatological Verification
It relies too much on the assumption that there is life after death
Given POE,God is unlikely & Eschatological Verification is wishful thinking
It's too much to wait till death to decide if God is verifiable!
It does present Christian belief as a 'testable & verifiable hypothesis'
25
Synthetic Statements are statements
verifiable through 'positive/concrete' sense-experience (sugar is sweet)
true by logical necessity (e.g. “a triangle is a closed 3 sided figure)
which often require tedious analysis before they can be understtood
true by definition, i.e. 'all bachelors are unmaried'
26
In John Hick's parable, the travellers represent
God
David 'not on my dead body will I believe in the supernatural' Hume
us- human beings on the journey of life
the Verification Principle
27
Logical Positivism asserts all meaningful language is composed of two kinds of statement:
Analytical & Absurd statements
Analytic & Synthetic statements
Lies & Statements under oath
Arogant & Humble statements
28
Which of the following are part of why Ayer assumes God talk is 'meaningless'
When people use the word 'God' we have no idea what they actually mean.
We cannot build up a picture of God based on sense-data
He's just a fanatical God-hater who cant stand God talk anywhere near him
He assumes God is an entirely transcendent being
29
According to the Logical Positivists & AJ Ayer, the only meaningful use of language is
Scientific and Mathematical discourse
Moral judgements
Aestheic judgements
Poetry
30
Analytic Statements are statements
true by definition, i.e. 'all bachelors are unmaried'
that are verifiable through 'positive/concrete' sense-experience
which often require tedious analysis before they can be understtood
true by logical necessity (e.g. “a triangle is a closed 3 sided figure)
31
According to the Logical Positivists & AJ Ayer, which of the following language genres are 'meaningless'
Moral judgements
Poetry
Scientific and Mathematical discourse
Aestheic judgements
32
Hick's point is that it
is
possible to verify God's existence- but we may have to wait till after death for the proof
True
False
