saint phi110 Module 5 content quiz 4 latest 2016 may

Pascal’s Wager argument is best characterized as a type of:

evidentialist argument.

nonevidentialist argument.

naturalistic argument.

supernaturalistic argument.

Question 2. Question : According to Pascal, belief in the existence of God is:

irrational but useful.

rational and scientifically demonstrable.

neither rational nor scientifically demonstrable.

rational even if it is not scientifically demonstrable.

Question 3. Question : Which of the following is not a feature of a “genuine” option as identified by James?

A genuine option is live.

A genuine option is verifiable.

A genuine option is momentous.

A genuine option is forced.

Question 4. Question : In the essay “The Will to Believe,” William James argues explicitly that religion is:

an ancient relic to be discarded.

the opiate of the masses.

properly basic.

a forced option.

Question 5. Question : With which of the following statements would representatives of Reformed Epistemology, such as Plantinga and Bergmann, most likely disagree?

The belief that God disapproves of me when I do wrong is paranoid and irrational.

The belief that God loves me can be a perfectly rational belief.

The belief that God is watching me when I do wrong is properly basic.

The belief that God made the universe can be both rational and basic.

Question 6. Question : According to Reformed Epistemologists, such as Michael Bergmann and Alvin Plantinga, belief in God can be rational even if:

not everyone believes in God.

there are no good arguments for God’s existence.

people disagree about what God is like.

all of the above.