Review Questions - Arguments for God's Existence
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What are the primary non-philosophical arguments for God's existence?
How do they work, and what are their limitations? Re-create the first three
of Aquinas' arguments for the existence of God.
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On what major principles does the Cosmological Argument depend? Briefly
describe and define these principles (PSR, rejection of an infinite regress, PUC)
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Be able to describe and explain the major critiques of the Cosmological
Argument.
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Re-create the Ontological Argument for God's existence. What are
some major critiques of this argument?
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How does the Ontological Argument differ from the Cosmological?
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What are the two primary formulations of the Teleological Argument?
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What is the "Birthday Fallacy"?
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What are at least three major critiques of the Teleological Argument?