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Descartes
Test Description: Descartes
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1) Descartes rejects the reliability of sense knowledge by pointing out that ____.
A
some people are color blind without being aware of it
B
religious disputes cannot be settled by facts
C
this whole world might be a dream
D
the worm is unaware that it is destined to be a butterfly
2) Math, like 2+3=5, is reliable because nothing has to exist it to be true. This is describe as which of the following?
A
Cartesian Dualism
B
Cogito, Ergo Sum
C
a posteriori
D
a priori
3) According to Cartesian Dualism, which is true of the mind/body relationship?
A
The body is like any other matter subject to the laws of nature but the mind/soul is operating under a separate set of laws
B
The mind and body are physically connected; if ones dies, the other dies as well
C
The mind/ body relationship is a trick; the evil genius wants us to spend time thinking about the problem
D
The mind and the body are mysterious and humans are incapable of understanding how either of them work
4) Which of the following is NOT true? (is false?)
A
The soul is more important/ dominates the body
B
Science can study the body without being able to explain the soul; the soul is understand through theology
C
we can thinking without referring to our bodies
D
The soul is not a solid thing like an organ - it is distributed through your body via blood
5) How did Descartes define himself?
A
As an evil genius sent to trick society
B
As a mystery that cant be understood by using math
C
As a corporeal thing - a body
D
As a thinking substance/ thing
6) Why was Descartes concerned with solving the mind/ body problem with Cartesian Dualism?
A
He wanted to show science and religion could exist and work together
B
He disliked science and wanted to show, through theology and faith, that scientists were wrong
C
He disliked the church and wanted to show, through math, that Christians were wrong
D
He wanted to show science and religion were both wrong; the evil genius is at it again
7) What is Descartes' Ontological Argument?
A
The explanation of the mind/body problem
B
The explanation of how the world came to be
C
How Descartes and others prove God's existence based on how God is seen to be
D
The argument that an evil genius really does exist
8) The reason why Descartes believes that God is an innate idea is because...
A
Descartes' soul went to the realm of forms and learned it
B
it is clear to us by looking at the perfect world that we live in that there must be a perfect being as well
C
ancient thinkers like Plato have provided us enough evidence that God has to exist
D
we haven't experienced a perfect God via our senses, yet we have the idea of a perfect God, an idea we cant expand on
9) God must exist because...
A
we can't think of God not existing as that would mean God isn't perfect and we have a clear idea of a perfect God
B
we wouldn't have bodies without a God
C
God personally came to Descartes and told him to spread faith to humanity
D
God is whatever we want God to be, its all a relative position
10) If God exists, then...
A
we are all going to hell for not the word of God
B
science ceases to exist
C
the evil genius can't exist; God is perfect and wouldnt allow for it
D
there is no point in living as we are incapable of having free will
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