Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A version of the First Cause argument was given by St. Thomas Aquinas.
2. While some Catholic scholars have attempted to prove the existence of God, the official position of the Roman Catholic church is that such attempts are impious.
3. An a priori argument is one that rests on premises that can be known independently of experience.
4. An a posteriori argument is one that follows (or is posterior to) an act of faith.
5. The cosmological argument is an example of an a posteriori argument.
T 1. A version of the First Cause argument was given by St. Thomas Aquinas.
F 2. While some Catholic scholars have attempted to prove the existence of God, the official position of the Roman Catholic church is that such attempts are impious.
T 3. An a priori argument is one that rests on premises that can be known independently of experience.
F 4. An a posteriori argument is one that follows (or is posterior to) an act of faith.
T 5. The cosmological argument is an example of an a posteriori argument.
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