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Bible Unit 1 Test Flashcards

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t/f The Bible claims that Christianity is true for everyone.

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True

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Apologetics is a ____________ defense of the faith.

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rational

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t/f In order to remain a tolerant person, it is necessary for you to consider every view to be equally reasonable.

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false

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True/False One’s perceptions of reality are always correct.

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False

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What is a worldview and how does it impact a person?

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A set of beliefs that affects how a person views the world. Effects their thinking, emotions and actions

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What is Metaphysical Realism?

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There is a real world outside of our own minds

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What is the Correspondence Theory of Truth?

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Truth is when what you think, say or believe corresponds to reality

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t/f The goal of a critical thinker should be reasonableness instead of certainty.

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true

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t/f The goal of critical thinking is to learn to effectively criticize an opponent’s arguments, whether or not they are reasonable.

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False

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t/f Evidence is what determines whether a belief is justifiable or rational.

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true

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What does the Postmodernist believe about reality?

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It is a social construction

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What does the Postmodernist believe about truth?

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It is a social construction

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T/F Most things we “know” require a certain amount of faith.

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True

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13
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Why is it self-refuting to say, “Everyone has their own individual truth”?

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That is a truth claim that applies to everyone

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Why is HOW you say something in regard to religion just as important as WHAT you say in regard to religion?

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How you say it affects whether or not someone else will consider it

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List three things that must be true if someone says “There is no truth”.

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Words, person speaking, alphabet, language, etc.

16
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When is it inappropriate for a Christian to judge others? (judge in this context = verbally hold them accountable to a Christian standard) (see “pie of judgement”)

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When they are not a Christian

17
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Label the following ideas Postmodern or Modern…

Metaphysical realism  - 
Correspondence theory of truth - 
Reason is objective - 
Reality is a social construction – 
Awareness of the importance of perspective -
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Metaphysical realism - modern
Correspondence theory of truth - modern
Reason is objective - modern
Reality is a social construction – postmodern
Awareness of the importance of perspective - postmodern

18
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How is pre-evangelism (apologetics) different from evangelism?

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Pre-evangelism answers questions, evangelism asks for commitment

19
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What is Plato’s definition of knowledge?

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Justified, true, belief

20
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Who is credited with developing a clear system of argumentation?

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Aristotle

21
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What are the ingredients for a good argument?

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True premises and a conclusion that follows

22
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Be able to recognize the following fallacies:
​appeal to authority
​ad hominem
​appeal to ignorance
​appeal to pity
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Look up in notes

23
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Which statement best describes the philosophical relationship between perspective and truth?

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b.​Truth is grounded in reality but individual perspectives are relative.

24
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Explain how statements like “I feel sick” and “the pen is to the left of the paper” can still be defined as absolute.

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They describe true reality from the perspective of a certain person. (All truths are absolute if their context or perspective is acknowledged)

25
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The ability to see past a person’s actions or words and into what causes them to act the way they do is called ______________

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discernment

26
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What’s the difference between agnosticism and skepticism?

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Agnosticism says you can’t know anything, skepticism says you should doubt everything

27
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Define a self-evident principle

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One that proves itself true like, “I exist”

28
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Experts in the major monotheistic religions would all say that their respective views on God are the same or different?

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different

29
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What is the problem with outlawing religions?

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It causes more oppression and/or doesn’t keep people from being religious

30
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Explain the blind men and the elephant analogy and its weakness.

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Blind men represent different religions and the elephant suggests that all religions are the same; however, the weakness is that the only way one could know that is if they are not one of the blind men.

31
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t/f the claim that all religions are equally valid actually excludes people of many religions.

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True

32
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What does Christianity offer for keeping peace with those of other religions?

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Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you

33
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Who said, “I think therefore I am?”

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Des Cartes

34
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How does Apologetics shape the culture according to Dr. Craig?

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Good apologetics makes the belief more credible in the eyes of the general public (ie. Christianity isn’t just a dumb religion for dumb people.)

35
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Unit 1 Essential Question: Why does truth need to be defined by reality and how should one go about discovering what may be true (Whether it is religious truth or otherwise?)

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a. Truth can’t be defined by perspective because we are often proven to be wrong and short sighted. In addition, the correspondence definition of truth can’t be denied without proving it is true (it is self-evident)
b. Since our perspective (made up of our limited knowledge of information and our own worldview) does influence what we take to be real, we need to
1. Consider differing perspectives and evaluate the evidence for their claims (think of blind men and elephant)
2. Consider the evidence we get from different ways of knowing
3. Hold on to what we have good evidence for while still being open to new evidence

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