1. Two traits of God concerned by the problem of evil are?
Power and goodness
omnipotence and omniscience.
justice and mercy.
omnipresence and immutability.
2. Augustine believes corruptible objects?
of limited goodness
of supreme goodness
nonexistent
of supreme evil
3. Why does Kierkegaard deny objectivity and rationality in religious faith
because objectivity is truth, and religion is neither true nor false.
because subjectivity is truth, and God is unknowable rationally.
because the existence of God can be proven, hence faith is unnecessary.
because reason leads to paradox
4. Tillich thinks moving faith beyond reason is incorrect because it turns God into “only a symbol.” ?
True
False
5. Nietzsche believes the death of God?
is a horrific event that portends a terrible fate for humanity.
was God’s will.
makes the horizon look free with new expectations.
is a result of Satan’s evil will
6. Marx considers religion?
Wish fulfillment
A human invention
Sacred
A necessary evil
7. Nietzsche considers the New Testament as?
the infallible word of God.
containing a few historical errors, but accurate overall.
A sin against the spirit
roughly equivalent to the Old Testemant
8. What does Nietzsche mean when he said “God is dead”?
Sometime after creation, God went from existing to nonexisting.
God lost the war against Satan and is finished.
the concept of the christian God is not worthy of belief
god is no longer omnipotent because he has lost much of his power