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Philosophy

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Q: What is philosophy?

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A: The study of fundamental questions about existence

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knowledge

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Q: What is Plato’s Analogy of the Cave?

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A: A story showing how people can mistake appearances for reality; prisoners in a cave see only shadows and believe them to be real

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but the real world is outside the cave.

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Q: What is a deductive argument?

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A: An argument where

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if the premises are true

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Q: What is an inductive argument?

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A: An argument where

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if the premises are true

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Q: What is the Big Bang Theory?

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A: The scientific theory that the universe began from a single

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extremely dense and hot point and has been expanding ever since.

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Q: What is the Theory of Evolution?

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A: The theory that species change over time through natural selection

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where the best-adapted individuals survive and pass on their traits.

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Q: What is the Problem of Evil?

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A: The challenge of explaining how a good

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powerful God can allow evil and suffering in the world.

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Q: How do Christians respond to the Problem of Evil?

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A: By saying suffering can have a purpose

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God shares in human suffering

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Q: What is a religious experience?
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A: An event where a person feels they have encountered the divine or something beyond themselves
such as a sense of presence
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Q: What is the Design Argument?
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A: The idea that the complexity of the world shows evidence of a designer
like finding a watch suggests a watchmaker.
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Q: What is Paley’s Watch Analogy?
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A: If you find a watch
you know it has a maker because of its design; similarly
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Hinduism
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Q: What is Brahman?
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A: The supreme
formless spirit in Hinduism
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Q: What is the Trimurti?
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A: The three main gods in Hinduism: Brahma (creator)
Vishnu (preserver)
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Q: What is karma?
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A: The law that every action has consequences; good actions bring good results
bad actions bring bad results
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Q: What is reincarnation?
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A: The belief that the soul is reborn in a new body after death.
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Q: What is atman?
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A: The individual soul or true self
which is part of Brahman.
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Q: What is samsara?
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A: The cycle of birth
death
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Q: What is moksha?
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A: Liberation from samsara; the soul’s release from the cycle of rebirth and union with Brahman.
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Q: What is ashrama?
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A: The four stages of life in Hinduism: student
householder
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Q: What is dharma?
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A: A person’s duty
moral responsibility
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Islam
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Q: What is Islam?
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A: A monotheistic religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad
teaching submission to the will of Allah.
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Q: What are the main denominations in Islam?
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A: Sunni and Shia.
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Q: What is the Kaaba?
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A: The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca
the holiest site in Islam.
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Q: What is Tawhid?
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A: The belief in the oneness of God (Allah).
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Q: What is shirk?
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A: The sin of associating partners with Allah; the opposite of tawhid.

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