The Epicurean philosophy taught that we should not fear death because
a. the gods were loving and would give eternal life to everyone.
b. the soul is naturally immortal and life after death will be pleasureable and peaceful.
c. no one can really know what happens to us after death.
d. after death we cease to exist and so does our ability to experience pain.
d
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Mill disagrees with Bentham by claiming the following
A. The principle of utility is the one universal moral principle. B. The greatest happiness principle is the one universal moral principle. C. There is a qualitative difference between pleasures. D. There is a quantitative difference between pleasures.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to Revelation, with God's presence on Earth, all human afflictions—including sorrow and death—are ended. 2. Scholars have long recognized human attempts to describe God must necessarily rely on the use of analogies. 3. Within Genesis, God is presented solely as Creator, transforming the sterile world of chaos into a life-filled cosmos. 4. The God of Genesis represents the attributes of no less than three Mesopotamian deities: Marduk, Ea, and Enlil. 5. The God of Israel, according to the Torah, possesses unlimited independence and freedom of action, particularly form human concepts of justice and ethics.
According to karma yoga, the motivation for work should be
a. reward. b. to please others. c. duty. d. to please yourself
Which of the following statements is true of the status of "people of the book" under Muhammad's rule?
a. They were not allowed to practice their religions among themselves. b. They formed the minority communities that were violently persecuted. c. They were forced to choose between conversion to Islam and death. d. They did not have the right to seek and accept converts from Islam.