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theory that Kierkegaard is involved with
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fideism
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what is fideism?
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a theory that claims that true religion is not understood through calculations and reason, rather by leap of faith, passion and commitment.
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what is one objection to fideism?
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what kind of religion do you leap to?
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who were the two people involved in the theory of pragmatism?
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James and Pascal
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what maeks ups James' form of pragmatism?
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if the option for religion is viable, there is a need for decision, and there is not sufficient evidence for a religion....
we must use our passions to decide |
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what is an objection to James' pragmatism?
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this reliance on our passions allows for a high risk of failure of understanding of fundamental issues
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what is pragmatism according to Pascal?
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he focuses on the chance of god's existence in regards to liklihood of truth. Rely on chance after exhausting reason and argument
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what are the two things you must have already used before using pascal's method?
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reason and argument for a religion
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what is one objection to pascal's pragmatism?
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you cannot make yourself believe something
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what is reformed epistemology?
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all knowledge rests on some basic beliefs that we are justified in believing without any further evidence
...beleif in god is a properly basic belief because humans have a natural awareness of god. |
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what is a properly basic belief?
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mental experiences, memory, sense experiences (self evident truths)
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why is belief in god a properly basic belief?
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humans have a natural awareness of god.
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what are the objections (3) to reformed epistemology?
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properly basic beliefs are not guaranteed to be TRUE, only rational
"the great pumpkin objection"= a belief in a big pumpkin could be just as rational or properly basic belief in brahman is just as properly basic for someone |
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three justifications for religious experience?
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1- arguemtn from analogy- i experience a tree therefore i believe in a tree, i experience god therefore i believe in god.
2. principle of credulity- when it seems to someone that something is the case, it probably is 3- bee sing best explanation of experience strength in numbers |
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challenges to religious experience (5)
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1 lack of verifiability- because it is a personal experience, there is no way to verify
2. conflicting claims- if a christian and a buddhist both have religious experiences, they can't both be correct 3. circularity- beliefs related to experience 4. psychological expectations (freud) we are looking for a heavenly father figure 5. neuroscience- part of the brain responsible for religious experiences |
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what are the three interpretations of the relationship between science and religion
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conflict, independence, integration
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what are the replies (2) to the claim of conflict between science and religion
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the bible is not meant to be interpreted as a textbook, and also science is not the only source of knowledge
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what is the reply to the claim of independence of science and religion?
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it denies the possibility of unity of the world
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what is the reply to the claim of integration of science and religion?
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uses a god of the gaps technique, and religion is constantly being undermined by science and thus less credible
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what are the teleological arguments?
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argument from design
the laws of nature fine tuning origin of life |
