3/27 Ethics Test

  1. What are three major monotheistic religions

  • Christianity

  • Judaism

  • Islam

  1. What are the three sacred texts? 

  • Bible

  • Torah 

  • Qu’ran

  1. What are three conceptions of god?

  • Classical Theism (Religion)

  • Pantheism (nature)

  • New age conception (God is my friend)

  1. Three positions on existence of god

  • Theism (God exists)

  • Atheism (God doesn’t exist)

  • Agnosticism (not sure)

  1. Four characteristics  of classical theism

  • Omnipotent (All powerful)

  • Omniscient (All knowing)

  • Omnibenevolent (All good)

  • Creator of the universe 

  1. What are the three posteriori (empirical)

  • Religious experiences

  • Cosmological Argument

  • Design  Argument

  1. Disagreement with Religious experience

  • Hallucinating 

  • “Long ago, I wasn’t there”

  • Lying for power

  • Different religions different rules 

  1. Problems with Cosmological/Universe Argument (Cosmos created by god) 

  • Big bang theory (science is behind cosmos)

  1. Three theories about variety and fullness of life on earth?

  • Creationism

  • Evolution

  • Intelligent Design

  1. Existence of evil compatible with god being good (Theodicies)

Give any of the reasons theodicies that say the existence of evil is compatible with the existence of gods

Remember 3

  1. Contrast (balance of good an evil)

  2. Free will

  3. Devil Theodicy (not god it’s the devil) 

  4. God’s plan