Philosophy and Belief in God Matching Activity
Match the following to the philosophies and descriptions below. Use each item only once.
a. St. Anselm
b. Gaunilo
c. St. Thomas Aquinas
d. Julian of Norwich
e. Rene Descartes
f. Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron von Liebniz
g. David Hume
h. Immanuel Kant
i. John Henry Newman
j. Soren Kierkegaard
k. Friedrich Nietzsche
l. William James
m. Mary Daly
n. Alvin Plantinga
o. Theodicy
p. Big Bang
q. Vienna Circle
r. monad
s. leap of faith
t. Reduction proof
Answer Philosophy/Description
1. God’s existence cannot be proved but must be assumed.
2. We learn about God by learning about ourselves.
3. The experience of conscience is proof of God’s existence.
4. Leibniz’s reference to basic elements of the universe
5. Feminist critic of traditional philosophies of God
6. A philosophy that, if rejected, would create an absurdity.
7. Developer of the ontological argument
8. The universe is an explosion.
9. Critic of teleological and cosmological arguments
10. Defense of God’s goodness and all-powerfulness
11. One loses nothing by believing in God if He does not exist.
12. Creator of the Five Ways of proving God’s existence
13. A critic of the ontological argument
14. “God is dead” means there is no rational order.
15. Developer of an effective cosmological argument
16. Philosophers and scientists who supported logical positivism
17. Theists may accept the existence of God as a “basic belief.”
18. A passionate, nonintellectual commitment
19. Truth is subjective.
20. Developed three proofs of God
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Appendix F
Philosophy and Belief in God Matching Activity.
Match the following to the philosophies and descriptions below.Use each item only once.
A. ST.ANSELM
B.GAUNILO
C.ST.THOMAS AQUINAS
D.JULIAN OF NORWICH
E.RENE DESCARTES
F.GOTTFRIED WILHELM,BARON VON LIEBNIZ
G. DAVID HUME
H.IMMANUEL KANT
I.JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
J. SOREN KIERKEGAARD
K. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
L.WILLIAM JAMES
M.MARY DALY
N.ALVIN PLANTINGA
O.THEODICY
P.BIG BANG
Q.VIENNA CIRCLE
R.MONAD
S.LEAP OF FAITH
T.REDUCTION PROOF
ANSWER: Philosophy/Description
1. God's existence cannot be proved but must be assumed.
2. We learn about God by learning about ourselves.
3.The experience of conscience is proof of God's existence.
4. Leibniz's reference to basic elements of the universe.
5.Feminist critic of traditional philosophies of God.
6. A philosophy that, if rejected, would create an absurdity.
7.Developer of the ontological argument.
8. The universe is an explosion.
9.Critic of teleological and cosmological arguments.
10. Defense of God's goodness and all-powerfulness.
11. one loss nothing by believing in God if he does not exist.
12. creator of the five ways of proving God's existence.
13. a critic of the ontological argument.
14. God is dead means there is no rational order.
15. developer of an effective cosmological argument.
16. philosophers and scientists who supported logical positivism.
17. theists may accept the existence of god as a basic belief.
18. a passionate, nonintellectual commitment.
19. truth is subjective.
20. developed three proofs of God.
M - 5
P - 8
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Philosophy and Belief in God Matching Activity
Appendix F
Philosophy and Belief in God Matching Activity.
Match the following to the philosophies and descriptions below.Use each item only once.
A. ST.ANSELM
B.GAUNILO
C.ST.THOMAS AQUINAS
D.JULIAN OF NORWICH
E.RENE DESCARTES
F.GOTTFRIED WILHELM,BARON VON LIEBNIZ
G. DAVID HUME
H.IMMANUEL KANT
I.JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
J. SOREN KIERKEGAARD
K. FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
L.WILLIAM JAMES
M.MARY DALY
N.ALVIN PLANTINGA
O.THEODICY
P.BIG BANG
Q.VIENNA CIRCLE
R.MONAD
S.LEAP OF FAITH
T.REDUCTION PROOF
ANSWER: Philosophy/Description
1. God's existence cannot be proved but must be assumed.
2. We learn about God by learning about ourselves.
3.The experience of conscience is proof of God's existence.
4. Leibniz's reference to basic elements of the universe.
5.Feminist critic of traditional philosophies of God.
6. A philosophy that, if rejected, would create an absurdity.
7.Developer of the ontological argument.
8. The universe is an explosion.
9.Critic of teleological and cosmological arguments.
10. Defense of God's goodness and all-powerfulness.
11. one loss nothing by believing in God if he does not exist.
12. creator of the five ways of proving God's existence.
13. a critic of the ontological argument.
14. God is dead means there is no rational order.
15. developer of an effective cosmological argument.
16. philosophers and scientists who supported logical positivism.
17. theists may accept the existence of god as a basic belief.
18. a passionate, nonintellectual commitment.
19. truth is subjective.
20. developed three proofs of God.
Developer of an effective cosmological argument
Appendix F
Philosophy and Belief in God Matching Ativity
A standard criticism of the Ontological Proof is that
To match the items to the philosophies and descriptions, you can use the information provided in the descriptions and the names of the philosophers. Here is the matching:
1. God’s existence cannot be proved but must be assumed. - e. René Descartes
2. We learn about God by learning about ourselves. - c. St. Thomas Aquinas
3. The experience of conscience is proof of God’s existence. - l. William James
4. Leibniz’s reference to basic elements of the universe - r. monad
5. Feminist critic of traditional philosophies of God - m. Mary Daly
6. A philosophy that, if rejected, would create an absurdity. - h. Immanuel Kant
7. Developer of the ontological argument - a. St. Anselm
8. The universe is an explosion. - p. Big Bang
9. Critic of teleological and cosmological arguments - g. David Hume
10. Defense of God’s goodness and all-powerfulness - f. Gottfried Wilhelm, Baron von Leibniz
11. One loses nothing by believing in God if He does not exist. - i. John Henry Newman
12. Creator of the Five Ways of proving God’s existence - c. St. Thomas Aquinas
13. A critic of the ontological argument - q. Vienna Circle
14. “God is dead” means there is no rational order. - k. Friedrich Nietzsche
15. Developer of an effective cosmological argument - c. St. Thomas Aquinas
16. Philosophers and scientists who supported logical positivism - q. Vienna Circle
17. Theists may accept the existence of God as a “basic belief.” - n. Alvin Plantinga
18. A passionate, nonintellectual commitment - s. leap of faith
19. Truth is subjective. - j. Soren Kierkegaard
20. Developed three proofs of God - c. St. Thomas Aquinas