1.
In the introduction of “50 Voices of Disbelief,” what
“dangerous idea” does Russell Blackford note the United Nations is attempting
to pass into international law?
a. Defamation
of religion a crime.
b.
Darwin was wrong
c.
Darwin was right
d.
Faith
2.
What does Margaret Downey in “My ‘Bye Bull’ Story”
recommend as a life after death?
a.
72 West Virginians
b.
Create a
legacy worth remembering
c.
Live every day as if it were your last
d.
The promise of eternity
3.
Nicholas
Everitt believes in “How Benevolent is God” that
a.
God
is hiding
b. The non-existence of
God can be proved beyond all reasonable doubt
c.
Free will is impossible
d.
God is evil
4.
John Harris in “Wicked or Dead” rejects agnosticism about gods
for the same reason he rejects agnosticism about:
a.
Fairies
b.
Celestial teapots
c.
The Old Testament
d.
Electric Monks
e.
All
of the above
5.
Adele Mercier opened his essay, “Religious
Belief and Self-Deception,” with the following quote: “Concerning the gods, I
have no means of knowing whether they exist or not or of what sort they may be,
because of the obscurity of the subject, and the brevity of human life.” This
quote is from:
a.
Albert Einstein
b.
Protagoras
c.
Plato
d.
Bertrand Russell
e.
All of the above
6.
A. C. Grayling quotes these words from what
author? “It is not what the man of science believes that distinguishes him, but
how and why he believes it. His beliefs are tentative, not dogmatic; they are
based on evidence, not on authority or intuition.”
a.
Albert Einstein
b.
Jesus
c.
Plato
d.
Bertrand
Russell
e.
Joel Osteen
7.
Michael Shermer is ok with what label?
a.
Atheist
b.
Non-believer
c.
Militant
Agnostic
d.
Agnostic
e.
Nihilist
8.
Stephen Law in “Could It Be Pretty Obvious
There’s No God?” exposits:
a.
Occam’s Razor
b.
Transubstantiation
c.
Virgin birth
d.
The
problem of good
e.
Dianetics and e-meters
9.
Shirley McLean in “Reasons to be Faithless”
reserves the right to:
a.
Make up her own mind about God
b.
Change religions
c.
Repent
at the very last minute
d.
Ridicule believers
e.
Pray
10. Who expects the Spanish Inquisition?
a.
Everyone
b.
Nobody
c.
Jews
d.
Muslims
e.
Pagans
Sorry for the extra Exam 2 post but the comment section wouldn't take the bold typeface for the answers.
ReplyDeleteOh sure, you diva.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you're right. I guess an asterisk wouldn't have been out of the question.
ReplyDeleteUnderstanding the origins of morality frees us from which two putative masters?
ReplyDeletea. Nature and Nurture
**b. God and Nature
c. Captain and Tennille
d. Catholics and Protestants
I expected the Spanish Inquisition >_>
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