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Metaphysics of God
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0 1 What does it mean to say that God is (a) ‘omniscient’ and (b) ‘omnipotent’?
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0 2 Explain Descartes’ version of the cosmological argument based on his continuing
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0 3 Explain how an empiricist might object to the ontological argument as an a priori proof
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AQA
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I declare this is my own work.
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PHILOSOPHY
Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind
SO
Wednesday 22 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
O
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
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2
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 3
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 4
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outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 6
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 7
to be marked. 8
9
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 10
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
TOTAL
• You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Section A box
Metaphysics of God
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 What does it mean to say that God is (a) ‘omniscient’ and (b) ‘omnipotent’?
[3 marks]
Y
PH
SO
3
O
0 2 Explain Descartes’ version of the cosmological argument based on his continuing
existence.
[5 marks]
IL
PH
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0 3 Explain how an empiricist might object to the ontological argument as an a priori proof
for God’s existence.
[5 marks]
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