Test Your Knowledge of Philosophical Arguments for Atheism
Quizzee Rascal
Created 6/20/2024
Explore the fascinating realm of philosophical arguments for atheism and put your knowledge to the test in this quiz!
1. What approach do most atheists take towards the question of God’s existence?
A faith-based approach
An evidentialist approach
A mystical approach
A traditional religious approach
2. What broad category do atheists critique to argue against the existence of God?
Faith-based arguments
Scientific discoveries
Evidential disputes
Cultural differences
3. Why do atheists argue that there is no firm basis to judge whether the total evidence supports atheism or theism?
Because of the varying interpretations of religious texts
Due to the difficulty in calculating a weighted average of atheistic hypotheses
Because evidence is subjective
Due to the lack of scientific consensus
4. What is 'atheism' defined as in philosophy for clarity?
A lack of belief in any religion
The belief that no gods exist
An indifference to religion
A lifestyle choice
5. Which family of arguments is traditionally used to support the existence of God?
Ontological, teleological, cosmological, miracles, and prudential arguments
Cultural, historical, linguistic, and ethical arguments
Mystical, allegorical, rhetorical, and literary arguments
Personal experiences, anecdotal stories, folklore, and myths
6. What does inductive atheology include?
Arguments that God’s properties are logically impossible
Deductive and conceptual premises
Probabilistic arguments including considerations like widespread suffering and findings from biology
Arguments based solely on personal belief
7. What does 'atheistic noncognitivism' assert?
That God talk is meaningful and can be evaluated
That God talk is meaningless and has no propositional content
That atheism can be defended solely based on faith
That atheism is the same as agnosticism
8. What argument does Gary Gutting's 'no arguments argument' make?
There are too many arguments for God's existence to be sure
The absence of good reasons to believe in God is itself a good reason to believe that God does not exist
One cannot conclude anything about God’s existence from the available evidence
The evidence for God’s existence is overwhelming
9. How do atheists argue against the necessity of an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good being?
By accepting all religious viewpoints
By pointing out alternative explanations that fit the evidence better
By ignoring theistic arguments
By conceding that all god-concepts are equally valid
10. What type of atheism challenges the existence of specific types of gods worshipped by specific cultures?
Global atheism
Scientific atheism
Local atheism
Philosophical atheism
11. What is one way to argue for the nonexistence of God according to deductive atheology?
By showing the historical progression of atheistic thought
By arguing that the descriptions of God's properties are self-contradictory
By invoking ancient myths
By referencing personal beliefs
12. Which of the following philosophers addressed probabilistic implications for atheism?
David Hume
Bertrand Russell
William Rowe
Thomas Aquinas
13. Why can't a single argument typically settle the question of God's existence?
Due to the closed-mindedness of people
Because there is too much historical evidence to consider
Because philosophical questions involving high stakes rarely have simple answers
Because theology is not a valid field of study
14. What does the atheist need to base their belief system on according to the evidentialist approach?
Personal revelation
Historical documents
Empirical evidence and logical reasoning
Political ideologies
15. How does the argument from divine hiddenness support atheism?
By claiming all religious texts are false
By arguing that a truly existing God would provide convincing evidence of its existence
By suggesting scientific literature does not support theism
By stating all religious practices are unethical
16. What is the focus of deductive atheology?
Arguing against all forms of religious expression
Exploring the emotional aspects of atheism
Demonstrating the logical impossibility of a god with specific attributes
Investigating ancient spiritual texts
17. Which philosophical development has an impact on how arguments for theism or atheism are evaluated?
Bayes’ work on probability
Medieval scholasticism
Renaissance humanism
Postmodern skepticism
18. Which attribute of an omnipotent being is often seen as conflicting with being omnibenevolent?
Being invisible
Being all-knowing
Being infallible
Being capable of wrongdoing
19. What is a key component atheists seek in their explanatory worldviews?
Religious texts
Mythological coherence
Empirical confirmation
Undefined spirituality
20. How does athiestic noncognitivism view religious speech acts?
As factual statements open to empirical validation
As purely logical assertions
As forms of emoting or expressing spiritual passion
As historical accounts
