saint phi110 Modlue 8 content quiz 7 latest 2016 may

According to Plantinga, an “abstemious pluralist” is someone who:

thinks that it is good to practice more than one religion in order to multiply the odds of salvation.

argues that there are no logical contradictions between the various doctrines of the five major religions.

withholds belief in the literal truth of particular religious doctrines in an attempt to avoid exclusivism.

all of the above.

Question 2. Question : Which of the following is not a characteristic of Plantinga’s condition C with regard to religious diversity?

Being fully aware that there are people who practice a different religion than your own

Acknowledging that many faithful adherents of other religions are more or less genuinely pious

Living non-hypocritically with respect to the rules and precepts of your own religion

Having no argument that would convince most rational people of the objective truth of your religion

Points Received: 5 of 5

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Question 3. Question : According to Plantinga, the exclusivist response to the problem of religious diversity:

necessarily lacks warrant.

does not necessarily lack warrant.

warrants the making of national laws to regulate religious belief, but not the enforcement of those laws.

warrants both the making of national laws to regulate religious belief and the enforcement of those laws.

Question 4. Question : The view that only one religion teaches the correct path to salvation is likely to be regarded as __________ by Plantinga.

both epistemically arbitrary and contrary to the deliverances of reason

neither epistemically arbitrary nor contrary to the deliverances of reason

epistemically arbitrary, but not contrary, to the deliverances of reason

not epistemically arbitrary, but contrary to, the deliverances of reason

Question 5. Question : According to Basinger, what is the main reason that Plantinga accepts Christian exclusivism rather than pluralism as the best religious hypothesis?

Because Plantinga maintains that only Christianity is supported by objective evidence; all other religions are based on bad evidence or no evidence at all.

Because Plantinga doesn’t realize that the reasons upon which he maintains the truth of Christianity are the very same types of reasons upon which Hindus and Buddhists maintain the truth of their religions.

Because Plantinga believes that the beliefs formed in himself about God are properly formed, whereas the similar but contradictory beliefs of non-Christians are improperly formed.

Because Plantinga wrongly interprets the pluralistic hypothesis as maintaining that all religions are not only partially true, but absolutely

true, which is impossible.

Question 6. Question : Basinger distinguishes two separate questions: Q1 and Q2. Q2 basically asks:

can belief in the truth of my religion be rational?

given that both exclusivism and pluralism are both rational positions, upon what basis should I decide to believe one rather than the other?

can the practice of the social teachings of my religion bring about justice?

given that both the social teachings of Islam and the social teachings of Christianity can bring about justice, which religion should I follow?