topic 9 Flashcards
Which Ancient Greek philosopher believed in the Realm of Appearances and the Realm of Forms?
Plato
Which Italian philosopher outlined his ‘First Cause argument’ in Summa Theologica?
St Thomas Aquinas
What is the cosmological argument?
Argument from causation, everything has a cause therefore the universe has a cause; that cause is God
What was the name of Charles Darwin’s book in which he explained his theory of evolution by natural selection?
On the Origin of Species
What name is given to someone who interprets the Genesis creation story literally?
Creationist
What is a myth?
A story which which may not be historically accurate but contains a spiritual truth
What name is given to someone who does not believe in a god or gods?
atheist
Which Austrian psychologist described religion as ‘infantile wish fulfilment’
Freud
What phrase did the German philosopher Karl Marx use to describe religion?
Religion is the opiate of the masses
Give one reason why karl Marx described religion as the opiate of the masses
because religion dulls the mind to the reality of life as do drugs. Religion is used to control people as drugs are used to control people
What did Marx think the working class would do to solve their problem once they achieved class consciousness?
Revolution; rise up and overthrow the ruling class
What is the name given by the media to the four modern thinkers and writers who criticise belief in god because it lacks evidence?
Neo atheists
Which French philosopher said that we cannot be certain whether God exists, so we should wager or gamble that he does because there is more to win and less to lose?
Pascal
What name is given to someone who does not know whether a god exists?
agnostic
State two beliefs of humanists.
There is no afterlife (YoLo) Science and reason alone explain our understanding of the world
