SAINT LEO PHI110 RS Module 2 Content QUIZ 1

SAINT LEO PHI110 RS Module 2 Content QUIZ 1

1. Question : Which of the following views is most clearly supported by Clifford’s article, “Ethics of Belief”?

Student Answer: You should believe whatever you want.

You should only believe what your religion tells you.

You should only believe what your mother tells you.

You should only believe what the evidence tells you.

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 2. Question : With which of the following statements would Clifford most probably agree?

Student Answer: We should take great care in the initial formulation of beliefs; but once our minds have been made up, it is best to ignore the new evidence and arguments and stand strong in our faith.

Each and all of us have a duty toward one another such that it is at least sometimes better to believe things on the basis of the benefit to others rather than letting our beliefs be regulated strictly by the evidence.

There is no such thing as objective evidence when it comes to religion. Accordingly, while evidentialism is a great theory when it comes to earthly matters, it just doesn’t work when it comes to issues of religious faith. We should just believe whatever most suits our personalities when it comes to religion.

None of the above.

Points Received: 0 of 5

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Question 3. Question : When, if ever, is it rational to believe the written testimony of an ancient author?

Student Answer: When the author has a good reason to manufacture and distort the telling of events.

When the author is a law-breaker of low character.

When the author expresses his position with great eloquence.

None of the above.

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 4. Question : With which of the following statements would Clifford most likely agree?

Student Answer: It is never rational to believe the testimony of another person.

It is always rational to believe the testimony of another person.

It is sometimes rational to believe the testimony of another person, but only when there is reasonable ground for supposing that he knows what he is talking about.

It is sometimes rational to believe the testimony of another person, but only when the person giving the testimony has received the very information of that testimony by testimony himself.

Points Received: 0 of 5

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Question 5. Question : Clifford would most likely agree that we should always be ready and willing to:

Student Answer: maintain beliefs that benefit our family and countrymen, even if there is no evidence for those beliefs.

question everything that we believe, no matter how seemingly important those beliefs are to our self-identity.

maintain every belief that the majority of the people around us maintain.

question everything that we believe, except when those beliefs contribute to our self-identity in an important way.

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 6. Question : With which of the following views would Clifford most likely agree?

Student Answer: Someone who forms a belief based on sufficient evidence, but turns out to be wrong, is a morally better person than one who believes upon insufficient evidence, and yet happens to be right.

Someone who forms a belief based on sufficient evidence, but turns out to be wrong, is equally guilty to one who believes upon insufficient evidence, and yet happens to be right.

Someone who forms a belief based on sufficient evidence, but turns out to be wrong, is a morally worse person than one who believes upon insufficient evidence, and yet happens to be right.

Someone who forms a belief based on sufficient evidence, but turns out to be wrong, is equally blameless as one who believes upon insufficient evidence, and yet happens to be right.

Points Received: 5 of 5

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