Theistic Arguments Quiz

According to the Kalam argument, the universe must have (a)   .

• A purpose
• A cause
• An effect
• An end

What is one major criticism of the Kalam argument?

• It does not account for the existence of God

• It assumes the universe is infinite

• It cannot prove the universe has a cause

• It cannot explain the sequence of events

Which philosopher proposed five ways to argue for the existence of God?

• Descartes

• Aquinas

• Kant

• Hume

What does Aquinas refer to as God in his argument from contingency?

• A non-contingent being

• A necessary being

• An eternal being

• A finite being

What does Hume argue about the cosmological argument?

• It can ascribe qualities to the cause.

• It cannot ascribe any qualities to the cause.

• It proves the existence of God.

• It is logically sound.

What perspective does Swinburne take in his argument?

• A scientific perspective

• A personal God perspective

• An atheistic perspective

• A philosophical perspective

What is the main focus of the debate between Copleston and Russell?

• The existence of God

• The nature of the universe

• The principle of sufficient reason

• The logic of infinite regress

Match Russell's argument with what he rejects:

• Russell's rejection of a being that must exist

• The idea of a necessary being

• Russell's opinion on beings that depend on others

• The concept of infinite regress

• Russell's stance on the need for explanations

• The existence of contingent beings

• Russell's view on endless causal chains

• The principle of sufficient reason

Match the following phrases with their meanings.

• Ex nihilo nihil fit

• The universe is infinite

• Deus ex nihilo creat

• Everything has a cause

• Universum est infinitum

• Out of nothing, nothing comes

• Omnia causa habet

• God creates from nothing

Hume argues that the uniting of parts into a whole is (a)  

• It is a natural process.
• It is an arbitrary act of the mind.
• It is a divine intervention.
• It is a scientific necessity.