According to David Hume, our beliefs about the world are based on
a. logic.
b. religious revelation.
c. internal and external impressions.
d. metaphysical knowledge.
c. internal and external impressions.
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The notion that our actions may have consequences that are extremely difficult to estimate, which may even be opposite to our intentions, defines what concept?
a. Morin’s Ecology of Action c. Roboethics b. Gaia Theory d. Heterogenesis of Ends
Marcus Aurelius believed that the human soul (and everything else in the universe) was composed of atoms
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Explain the notion of taboo. Describe two specific religion-based examples, and speculate on how or why each arose.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Throughout history, all moral traditions have based ethics on religion. 2. The divine command theory claims that "moral rightness" means "willed by God." 3. The viewpoint that opposes the divine command theory is the autonomy thesis. 4. It is impossible to believe in God and embrace the autonomy thesis. 5. According to the autonomy thesis, God’s will cannot change what is intrinsically evil into a morally good act.