Philosophy Quiz

The institution that "gave birth" to science was:

• Christian church

• Rome

• Art and culture

• Universities

Which historical figure wasn't "sacrificed" for his beliefs?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Jesus

• Galileo

The big COSMOLOGICAL observation that affected the modern human psychology was:

• The shift from the geocentric to the heliocentric model of the solar system.

• The shift from religion to science.

• The shift from non-technological society to technological.

• The shift from faith to love.

The invention of perspective as used in art around the Renaissance was brought up because:

• It shows the evolutionary changes in the way the human psyche was perceiving space and dimension.

• It shows the superior ability of the modern intellect.

• It demonstrates the importance of scientific measurement when used with art.

• It showed how rational achievement has finally given humans true control over their perceptive and rational abilities.

What biases does mainstream science have? Choose all that apply.

• That nothing is metaphysically meaningful in the universe.

• That the world is made out of matter.

• That the universe will be understood through empirical observation and reasoning alone, and faith is unimportant.

• That there are deeper dimensions to life that can not be rationally explained.

Which is an example of empirical evidence?

• Making a logical argument based on pure reasoning.

• Making observations about the world around us.

• Using abstract concepts to mathematically understand geometric ideas.

• Reflecting deep in your soul to make an intuition.