David Hume dismisses such arguments about God's existence from causality with the claim that the material universe itself might be a necessarily existent being, which means there is no need for a "first cause."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: True

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Division of labor plays no role in modern production

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The argument "The University of Phoenix is a great place to earn a college degree. After all, their Board of Trustees said so"

A) Commits the fallacy of appeal to unqualified authority B) Doesn't commit the fallacy of appeal to unqualified authority

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Which of the following is true of Scientology's beliefs about God?

a. Scientology does not permit Scientologists to draw their own conclusions about God. b. Individual Scientologists experience God as the highest dynamic. c. Individual Scientologists' beliefs about God are insignificant in Scientology. d. Scientology is a theological, not a psychological, religion.

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Hume’s term "artificial virtues" refers to moral principles that do not result from our natural impulses

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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