Several other well-known religious groups, such as Christian Scientists, reject
modern medicine and rely only on prayer and faith for healing.
What will be an ideal response?
Although exact
numbers are difficult to obtain, some estimate that as many as 7,000 minor children
are living in Christian Science households with parents who refuse all medical
treatment for their children. If a minor child in such a family dies of a treatable
disease such as diabetes or common infection, should the parents be charged with a
crime? Is it ethical for the parents to refuse treatment? Does the state have a moral
obligation to intervene and insist on treatment? Use reliable sources to identify cases
in which Christian Science parents have been charged with crimes in these
circumstances and analyze what you believe would be the most ethical outcome.
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The profit motive
A) is a fundamental feature of all societies. B) is no longer a key feature of capitalism. C) must be checked by competition if society is to benefit. D) is basically immoral.
Hume believed that we could have knowledge of
a. empirical truths. b. metaphysical truths. c. abstract or mathematical truths. d. religious truths.
Which of the following is a correct use of UI?
A. inferring (x)Fax from (y)(x)Fxy B. inferring (?y)Fay from (?y)(x)Fxy C. inferring (?x)(Fx ? Fxa) from (?x)(Fx ? (y)Fxy) D. inferring (y)(Fy ? Ga) from (x)(y)(Fy ? Gx)
Sam Harris defines faith as:
A. the ultimate solution to all the world's problems. B. the license to keep believing when reasons fail. C. a supernatural kind of knowledge that is more certain than reason. D. the right and privilege of any free-thinking individual. E. the handmaiden of reason, without which reason would be sterile.