Liberty University PHIL 201 Prof. Jones
Final Exam Question and answers
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Which of the following is the argument for atheism that is based on Ockham's
razor?
a. The argument from theoretical simplicity
b. The argument that belief in God is not scientific
c. The ateleology argument
d. The epistemological argument
e. The argument from the problem of evil - correct answer ✔a
Which of the following is the argument for atheism that is based on the
appearance of randomness or lack of intelligent design behind the universe?
a. The argument from theoretical simplicity
b. The argument that belief in God is not scientific
c. The ateleology argument
d. The epistemological argument
e. The argument from the problem of evil - correct answer ✔c
Theodicy attempts to:
a. prove the existence of God
b. give evidence supporting the existence of God
c. reconcile the goodness of God with His omnipotence
d. reconcile the goodness and omnipotence of God with the existence of evil
e. prove that God is good and all powerful - correct answer ✔d
, Who were the two famous advocates of the "Free Will Defense" who were
mentioned in class?
a. Augustine and Plato
b. Augustine and Aristotle
c. Augustine and Plantinga
d. Augustine and Aquinas
e. Augustine and Jones - correct answer ✔c
The teleological argument is the argument from:
a. design in the universe
b. the existence of the universe
c. the nature of God
d. the necessary existence of an absolute
e. the ability to see the universe using telescopes - correct answer ✔a
William Paley proposed which of the following arguments:
a. the epistemological argument for atheism
b. the cosmological argument
c. the prudential argument
d. the teleological argument
e. the argument from religious experience - correct answer ✔d
St. Anshelm, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, proposed which of the
following arguments:
a. the ontological argument
b. the cosmological argument
Final Exam Question and answers
already passed 2025
Which of the following is the argument for atheism that is based on Ockham's
razor?
a. The argument from theoretical simplicity
b. The argument that belief in God is not scientific
c. The ateleology argument
d. The epistemological argument
e. The argument from the problem of evil - correct answer ✔a
Which of the following is the argument for atheism that is based on the
appearance of randomness or lack of intelligent design behind the universe?
a. The argument from theoretical simplicity
b. The argument that belief in God is not scientific
c. The ateleology argument
d. The epistemological argument
e. The argument from the problem of evil - correct answer ✔c
Theodicy attempts to:
a. prove the existence of God
b. give evidence supporting the existence of God
c. reconcile the goodness of God with His omnipotence
d. reconcile the goodness and omnipotence of God with the existence of evil
e. prove that God is good and all powerful - correct answer ✔d
, Who were the two famous advocates of the "Free Will Defense" who were
mentioned in class?
a. Augustine and Plato
b. Augustine and Aristotle
c. Augustine and Plantinga
d. Augustine and Aquinas
e. Augustine and Jones - correct answer ✔c
The teleological argument is the argument from:
a. design in the universe
b. the existence of the universe
c. the nature of God
d. the necessary existence of an absolute
e. the ability to see the universe using telescopes - correct answer ✔a
William Paley proposed which of the following arguments:
a. the epistemological argument for atheism
b. the cosmological argument
c. the prudential argument
d. the teleological argument
e. the argument from religious experience - correct answer ✔d
St. Anshelm, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, proposed which of the
following arguments:
a. the ontological argument
b. the cosmological argument
