Traditional Proofs of God (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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In Anselm's argument, why must God exist in reality?
In Anselm's argument, why must God exist in reality?
A real being is greater than one in mind
Who named Anselm's proof the 'Ontological Argument'?
Who named Anselm's proof the 'Ontological Argument'?
Immanuel Kant
Anselm became known as the father of which system?
Anselm became known as the father of which system?
Scholasticism
What is the key principle of Aquinas's Prime Mover argument?
What is the key principle of Aquinas's Prime Mover argument?
Everything moved must be moved by another
In Aquinas's argument, 'motion' means what?
In Aquinas's argument, 'motion' means what?
Any change from potential to actual
What does Aquinas's Efficient Cause argument claim?
What does Aquinas's Efficient Cause argument claim?
Nothing can cause itself to exist
What do both Aquinas arguments reject?
What do both Aquinas arguments reject?
The possibility of infinite chains
In Newton's view, what doesn't gravity explain?
In Newton's view, what doesn't gravity explain?
Who originally set planets in motion
What did Newton believe mathematical precision of laws pointed to?
What did Newton believe mathematical precision of laws pointed to?
An intelligent designer
What is Paley's Watchmaker Analogy's core claim?
What is Paley's Watchmaker Analogy's core claim?
Complex design implies a designer
What characteristics do the universe and watch share in Paley's analogy?
What characteristics do the universe and watch share in Paley's analogy?
Order, complexity, and purpose
What is the name of Aquinas's famous work containing his five proofs?
What is the name of Aquinas's famous work containing his five proofs?
Summa Theologica