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23 Cards in this Set
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position of 19th century scientists (will paley) on faith and reason
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argument from design explains existence of god. Design of universe implies a designer (god). Revelations support conclusions drawn from reasons.
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what is the design argument
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things that display organization have a designer, world is complex and organized therefore there must be a creator
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cosmological argument
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(a priori) conclusion found within its premise, something you dont need to go outside the argument to find conclusion
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darwins affects of faith and reason
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nature has a process of giving us our current state of complexity, makes design argument unecessary, splits faith and reason
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who is a scientist who holds that science has superseded belief in supernatural
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richard dawkins and morris
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scientist who holds that both science and religion have their own territory, science explains nature and religion explains ethics
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stephen gould
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scientific evidence points to likelyhood of god
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frank tipler
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doubt
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to suppose that idea is flase
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doubtable
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idea can be doubted
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necessary and contingent truth
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necessary must be true, contingent might not be true (contradictories)
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PNC
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princliple of noncontradiction, impossible for contradictories to be true at the same time
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PSR
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principle of sufficient reason, every effect must have equal or adequate cause
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substance
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material object/body/thing
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essence
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attributes that make up an identity
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dualism
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2 basic opposing elements
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mode
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given feature of the substance at any given time
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a priori
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derived by logic without observed facts, doesnt need experience of evidence
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a posteriori
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derived by observation of facts, needs evidence
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ontological argument
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a priori proof, reason alone to prove existence of god, if we concieve of the greatest possible being it must exist
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inductive/deductive
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inductive-specific to general
deductive-general to specific |
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modus ponens
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if p then q, if p therefore q
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modus tollens
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if p then q, not q therefore not p
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circular reasoning
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begging the ?, peppito principi
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