Introduction to Philosophy test 4 study guide
Be able to
Define
Traditional creationism
Intelligent design creationism
theory of evolution
Do the following
Explain the argument from religious experience
Explain the cosmological argument
Explain the design argument
Explain the ontological argument
Tell what Pascal's wager attempts to establish
Explain one problem with Pascal's Wager (be sure to tell WHY it's a problem)
Explain the problem of evil
Explain C.S. Lewis' argument for God's existence
Explain why Lewis argues that God can't do logically impossible things
Explain what the theodicies are meant to show
Tell what Ivan in The Brothers Karamazov argues is too great a price to pay for harmony and justice (and causes him to renounce his entrance ticket to heaven) Porter p. 306-322.
Explain the problem of evil. Explain how the free will defense is supposed to solve the problem of evil. Do you think the free will defense is a good way to solve the problem of evil? Why or why not?