Gaunilo, Anselm’s critic, argued against the ontological argument by claiming that

a. the evil in the world shows that God is not really perfect.
b. the argument could just as easily prove the existence of the perfect island.
c. reason cannot be used to prove matters of faith.
d. all of the above


b

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A. trading characteristics B. ethical dimensions C. personal aspects D. legal guidelines

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Which theory does the Merchant in Baghdad story illustrate?

A. Fatalism B. Traditional Compatibilism C. Hierarchical Compatibilism D. Hard Determinism E. Libertarianism

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Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Gays in the military? Yes. Maybe you favor excluding everyone except for white Anglo-Saxon males with adolescent personalities, but not me.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Certain non-universal generalizations may be represented as

A) All As are Bs. B) No As are Bs. C) Some As are Bs.

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