RLGN 105 Midterm (Weider) questions with verified
answers
2 Ultimate divisions of worldview Ans✓✓✓ A. Theism
B. Atheism (non-theism)
3 Basis Concepts of Christian Worldview Ans✓✓✓ A. God exists.
B. God has revealed Himself to mankind.
C. Jesus Christ is God's son who is the redeemer of the world.
3 criteria for determining a valid worldview Ans✓✓✓ Coherence, adequacy,
relevance
Absolute Truth Ans✓✓✓ Something that is true at all times and at all places
"Truth is true whether we believe it or not. Truth is discovered or it is revealed, it
Is not invented by a culture or by religious men"
Ad Hominem Ans✓✓✓ (Lit. "To the man") Seeking to discredit a person's
argument by attacking their personal character, origin, associations, etc.
ex: politics and mudslinging tactics
Adequacy Ans✓✓✓ My answers deal truthfully and completely with all the facts
it encounters.
Anthropocentric Ans✓✓✓ man centered perspective
, Antinomianism Ans✓✓✓ The belief that Gospel frees Christians from required
obedience to any law
Appeal to Authority Ans✓✓✓ Appealing to the opinion of a person who agrees
with your because they are generally respected by the audience, but have no real
authority on the topic at hand.
ex: commercials with celebrities, endorsement
Appeal to Ignorance Ans✓✓✓ claiming that something is true simply because it
cannot be disproved, or that something is untrue because it cannot be proved.
Argument Ans✓✓✓ In the formal sense, it is an attempt to offer evidence to
demonstrate the reasonableness of an opinion. Can be sound (logical) or unsound
(dependent upon logical fallacies).
Atheism Ans✓✓✓ disbelief in the existence of God
Bandwagon Ans✓✓✓ Justifying a course of action because everyone it doing it.
ex: piercings, tattoos
Coherence Ans✓✓✓ My answers must be consistent with one another.
Critical Thinking Ans✓✓✓ A. Recognizing and evaluating opinions and so-called
evidence.
B. Reflecting on the meaning and significance of statements and ideas.
C. Reasonableness of statements and ideas.
answers
2 Ultimate divisions of worldview Ans✓✓✓ A. Theism
B. Atheism (non-theism)
3 Basis Concepts of Christian Worldview Ans✓✓✓ A. God exists.
B. God has revealed Himself to mankind.
C. Jesus Christ is God's son who is the redeemer of the world.
3 criteria for determining a valid worldview Ans✓✓✓ Coherence, adequacy,
relevance
Absolute Truth Ans✓✓✓ Something that is true at all times and at all places
"Truth is true whether we believe it or not. Truth is discovered or it is revealed, it
Is not invented by a culture or by religious men"
Ad Hominem Ans✓✓✓ (Lit. "To the man") Seeking to discredit a person's
argument by attacking their personal character, origin, associations, etc.
ex: politics and mudslinging tactics
Adequacy Ans✓✓✓ My answers deal truthfully and completely with all the facts
it encounters.
Anthropocentric Ans✓✓✓ man centered perspective
, Antinomianism Ans✓✓✓ The belief that Gospel frees Christians from required
obedience to any law
Appeal to Authority Ans✓✓✓ Appealing to the opinion of a person who agrees
with your because they are generally respected by the audience, but have no real
authority on the topic at hand.
ex: commercials with celebrities, endorsement
Appeal to Ignorance Ans✓✓✓ claiming that something is true simply because it
cannot be disproved, or that something is untrue because it cannot be proved.
Argument Ans✓✓✓ In the formal sense, it is an attempt to offer evidence to
demonstrate the reasonableness of an opinion. Can be sound (logical) or unsound
(dependent upon logical fallacies).
Atheism Ans✓✓✓ disbelief in the existence of God
Bandwagon Ans✓✓✓ Justifying a course of action because everyone it doing it.
ex: piercings, tattoos
Coherence Ans✓✓✓ My answers must be consistent with one another.
Critical Thinking Ans✓✓✓ A. Recognizing and evaluating opinions and so-called
evidence.
B. Reflecting on the meaning and significance of statements and ideas.
C. Reasonableness of statements and ideas.
