Boethius argued that because God knows the future, our actions are not free
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
F
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Someone who approaches the question "how much religious freedom should be allowed?" by asking "what degree of religious freedom will maximize overall happiness?" is probably a
a. Kantian b. utilitarian c. moralist d. paternalist
According to the _____ theory of perosnhood, the value of living human organisms is found in the tens of thousands of capactities in each living human organisms
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of these best describes the Euthyphro dilemma as we discussed in class?
a. either something is good because God called it good, or God calls it good because he recognizes it is good, but both f these lead to unacceptable conclusions. b. piety is prosecuting the wrongdoer; impiety is not prosecuting c. the pious is always just but the just is not always pious d. the gods do not need our attention
Identify a common critique of divine command theory.
A. It is irrelevant because the number of people with irreligious or atheistic beliefs far outnumber the number of religious people in the world. B. It is not a valid theory because religious scriptures do not specify that God commanded everyone to live a morally just life. C. It is problematic because there are no independent criteria to determine if someone's actions were actually commanded by God. D. It is self-contradictory in that it identifies morality as independent of God's will and yet expects people to follow God's commands unquestioningly.