Cosmological Argument Quiz

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Quiz on Cosmological Argument Quiz, created by toriagnew on 22/01/2014.
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Question 1

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What was Aquinas' argument from the efficient cause?
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  • Everything has a cause and every cause has its own cause, there must be an un caused cause which is known as God
  • Everything has a cause, but there isn't an un caused cause because God doesn't exist

Question 2

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Which philosopher said "Everything must have a sufficient reason for its existence"?
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  • Copleston
  • Russell

Question 3

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"To ask for an explanation of the universe is meaningless". Which philosopher said this?
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  • Copleston
  • Russell

Question 4

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What other name is the Cosmological Argument known by?
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  • The Causes Argument
  • First Cause Argument

Question 5

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"I should say that the universe is just there and that's all". This is a quote from who?
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  • Russell
  • Aquinas
  • Coppleston

Question 6

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Hume believed that..
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  • We should stop at the universe and go no further
  • Aquinas was right in his argument

Question 7

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What does contingency mean?
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  • Something which is not necessary, which depends on something else for its existence
  • Something which is necessary and doesn't depend on something else for its existence

Question 8

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What is infinite regress?
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  • Events that lead to something
  • A chain of events that go back to infinity

Question 9

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The Cosmological Argument is an argument for the existence of God, based on the fact of the worlds existence. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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The unmoved mover is...
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  • Everything that moves is moved by something else. There must be an unmoved mover in order for the mover to be moved, this is God
  • Everything that moves is moved by something else because that is the way it is
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1 comment

over 9 years ago
The cosmological argument doesn't argue for God, it argues for an uncaused cause?

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