The text criticizes the free-will defense by suggesting that
a. there is no such thing as free will.
b. the free-will defense does not address the problem of natural evil.
c. God could have allowed some character-building suffering, but did not need to allow the excessive amounts we face.
d. we would be better off lacking free will than suffering.
c. God could have allowed some character-building suffering, but did not need to allow the excessive amounts we face.
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According to Camus, "one must imagine Sisyphus happy" because
A) ?he will soon be executed and so his suffering will end. B) ?the struggle to live is itself enough to make his life meaningful. C) ?a life of pure reason is impossible. D) ?Sisyphus believes he is doing God's will.
Anselm presented the Cosmological argument
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Identify the fallacy in this argument "Bill is an investment banker, drives a Cadillac, is overweight, and votes Republican. John is also an investment banker, drives a Cadillac, and is overweight. So John probably votes Republican too."
A) Faulty Analogy B) False Dilemma C) Division D) Equivocation
The form of denying the antecedent is: ________
a. if p then q; p; therefore q b. if p then q; q; therefore p c. if p then q; not q; therefore not p d. if p then q; not p; therefore not q