By the end of the first Meditation, Descartes no longer doubts the existence of an all-powerful God

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


False

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Berkeley argued that two truly existent things are the mind and God, but the universe naturally contains many more "existents."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to Epictetus, God's role in the universe is:

a. to communicate with all things. b. to direct all things. c. to survey all things. d. to be present in all things. e. all of these answers.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Expressions of the teleological argument can be found in Plato and the Bible. 2. The teleological argument for the existence of God is an example of an a posteriori argument. 3. One of William Paley’s arguments quoted in the text is that humans were made to search for purpose, thus there must be a God to provide that purpose. 4. David Hume wrote his critique of the teleological argument as a direct response to Paley’s published argument. 5. Hume criticizes the teleological argument by saying that we cannot argue from the parts to the whole.

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Descartes method of doubt is designed to reveal,

A. what we know. B. what we believe. C. what we fear. D. what we hope.

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