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Religious Language - Key Thinkers
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- 1Pseudo-Dionysius(5th century)
God can only be explained by who He is not. - 2Thomas Aquinas(13th century)
God talk is meaningful.
Key word: Analogy - 3AJ Ayer(20th century)
Religious Statements are nonsense because you cannot check if they are true.
Key word: Verification Principle - 4John Hick(1922-2012)
You can check if it is true. When you get to heaven!
Key word: The Celestial city - 5Ludwig Wittgenstein(1889-1951)
Religious language is useful and therefore meaningful, in some context.
Key word: Meaning in use - 6Paul Tillich(1886-1965)
Religious language points to something beyond itself, using symbols.
Key word: Symbolic - 7Antony Flew(1923-2010)
A statement is only meaningful if you can check whether it is false.
Key word: Falsification - 8RM Hare(1919-2002)
Religious beliefs are non-rational but meaningful.
Key word: Bliks - 9Basil Mitchell(1917-2011)
Religious beliefs are rational and meaningful.
Key word: Resistance leader
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- A2 Religious Studies (A2 Philosophy of Religion) Flashcards on Religious Language - Key Thinkers , created by Dylan Ashirifie on 16/09/2016.
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