Unit 5: Optional theme — Philosophy of religion
Topic 5.2: Religious language Questions
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The three standard answers to the problem of religious language are:
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The main COST of the non-literal reply is that:
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A key SPLIT between the three answers is that:
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The 'self-undercut' objection to verificationism is that the rule:
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The FIRST route to meaning — 'true by definition' — is shown by:
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Aquinas says that when we call God 'good', we use the word:
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A 'metaphorical' reading of 'the Lord is my shepherd' takes it to be about:
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To call religious language 'symbolic' is to say a word like 'rock':
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True or false? Ayer claims 'God exists' is FALSE.
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Verificationism is the view that a statement is meaningful only if it is:
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True or false? The problem of religious language arises even if God really does exist.
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Hick's 'eschatological verification' claims that 'God exists' is:
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Why does saying 'God is good' create a 'squeeze'?
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On Ayer's test, 'God exists' comes out as:
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Wittgenstein's 'language game' idea says religious language is meaningful because:
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The 'problem of religious language' asks whether:
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Why is calling God-talk 'meaningless' HARDER for a believer to answer than calling it 'false'?
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True or false? All three answers (Aquinas, Wittgenstein, Hick) agree that religious language IS meaningful.
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Explain the difference between Ayer's attack on religion and an atheist's, and why this makes Ayer's harder to answer.
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Explain how Ayer reaches the conclusion that 'God exists' is meaningless.
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