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57285a642ca10214002da2b5 | What is Richard Dawkins belief about the existence of God? | "a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference." | [
"God\n\nAnother view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that \"a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference.\" Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the ... |
57285a642ca10214002da2b6 | What kind of difference does Dawkins believe would come from the existence of God? | a scientific difference | [
"God\n\nAnother view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that \"a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference.\" Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the ... |
572c02d82babe914003c297c | Who argued that the existence of God is an empirical question? | Richard Dawkins | [
"God\n\nAnother view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that \"a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference.\" Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the ... |
572c02d82babe914003c297d | Who stated that God was difficult both to prove or disprove? | Carl Sagan | [
"God\n\nAnother view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that \"a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference.\" Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the ... |
572c02d82babe914003c297e | How could science discover if there was not a creator? | the universe is infinitely old. | [
"God\n\nAnother view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that \"a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference.\" Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the ... |
57285c604b864d1900164956 | What does Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow pose as a better question that "Is there a God"? | who created God | [
"God\n\nStephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer the... |
57285c604b864d1900164957 | Who wrote The Grand Design? | Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow | [
"God\n\nStephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer the... |
57285c604b864d1900164958 | What is Michael Nikoletseas profession? | Neuroscientist | [
"God\n\nStephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer the... |
57285c604b864d1900164959 | How do Hawking and Mlodinow believe the question of God can be answered? | purely within the realm of science | [
"God\n\nStephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer the... |
572c0399f182dd1900d7c7b8 | What is the name of Stephen Hawking's book? | The Grand Design | [
"God\n\nStephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer the... |
572c0399f182dd1900d7c7b9 | Who was Hawking's co-author? | Leonard Mlodinow | [
"God\n\nStephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer the... |
572c0399f182dd1900d7c7ba | Who says the that whether there is or isn't a God are just like questions in natural science? | Michael Nikoletseas | [
"God\n\nStephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer the... |
57285eda3acd2414000df96f | How does Pascal Boyer believe that gods and other supernatural beings behave? | much like people | [
"God\n\nPascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which ... |
57285eda3acd2414000df970 | Why does Stewart Guthrie believe that people project their human features onto non human things? | it makes those aspects more familiar | [
"God\n\nPascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which ... |
57285eda3acd2414000df971 | What did Frued believe about the belief in God? | god concepts are projections of one's father | [
"God\n\nPascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which ... |
57285eda3acd2414000df972 | What is one of the most common traits of religion according to Boyer? | The construction of gods and spirits like persons | [
"God\n\nPascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which ... |
572c0480dfb02c14005c6b5f | Who argues that there are lots of supernatural things in the world? | Pascal Boyer | [
"God\n\nPascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which ... |
572c0480dfb02c14005c6b60 | How do supernatural entities act? | much like people | [
"God\n\nPascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which ... |
572c0480dfb02c14005c6b61 | Which religion does Boyer equate with a modern soap opera? | Greek mythology | [
"God\n\nPascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which ... |
572c0480dfb02c14005c6b62 | Who believed that gods are just projections of a person's father? | Sigmund Freud | [
"God\n\nPascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which ... |
572864644b864d190016496e | What are ways that small social groups can force morality? | gossip or reputation | [
"God\n\nLikewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing... |
572864644b864d190016496f | Who suggested that by including the presence of an omniscient God, selfishness can be controlled and cooperation can be gained? | Matt Rossano | [
"God\n\nLikewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing... |
572864644b864d1900164970 | What did Émile Durkheim suggest about the existence of God? | gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings | [
"God\n\nLikewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing... |
572864644b864d1900164971 | Why would humans have begun to create gods? | a means of enforcing morality | [
"God\n\nLikewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing... |
572c0541dfb02c14005c6b67 | Who posited that humans created gods to create morality in social groups? | Matt Rossano | [
"God\n\nLikewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing... |
572c0541dfb02c14005c6b68 | Omnipresent gods are a way to watch large groups and enforce what? | morality | [
"God\n\nLikewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing... |
572c0541dfb02c14005c6b69 | Omniprestent gods helped build what? | more cooperative groups | [
"God\n\nLikewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing... |
572867304b864d190016499e | How did St. Anselm define the existence of God? | "that than which nothing greater can be conceived" | [
"God\n\nSt. Anselm's approach was to define God as, \"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: \"By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one e... |
572867304b864d190016499f | Who said that God is "a substance consisting of infinite attributes"? | Baruch Spinoza | [
"God\n\nSt. Anselm's approach was to define God as, \"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: \"By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one e... |
572867304b864d19001649a0 | What did Baruch Spinoza use as proof for the existence of God? | a variation of the Ontological argument | [
"God\n\nSt. Anselm's approach was to define God as, \"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: \"By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one e... |
572867304b864d19001649a1 | What did Spinoza believe the world was made of? | one substance, God, or its equivalent, Nature | [
"God\n\nSt. Anselm's approach was to define God as, \"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: \"By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one e... |
572c061cdfb02c14005c6b6d | Who defined god as "that than which nothing greater can be conceived"? | St. Anselm | [
"God\n\nSt. Anselm's approach was to define God as, \"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: \"By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one e... |
572c061cdfb02c14005c6b6e | Name a famous pantheist? | Baruch Spinoza | [
"God\n\nSt. Anselm's approach was to define God as, \"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: \"By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one e... |
572c061cdfb02c14005c6b6f | What was Spinoza's concept of God? | infinite | [
"God\n\nSt. Anselm's approach was to define God as, \"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: \"By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one e... |
572c061cdfb02c14005c6b70 | Spinoza believed that the universe was made up of one substance which is? | God | [
"God\n\nSt. Anselm's approach was to define God as, \"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: \"By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one e... |
57286a723acd2414000df9b9 | How does Dawkins interpret evidence for or against the existence of God? | a lack of evidence for the material existence | [
"God\n\nSome findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is p... |
57286a723acd2414000df9ba | What do atheists believe of God? | an imaginary entity only | [
"God\n\nSome findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is p... |
57286a723acd2414000df9bb | How long has the thought of the existence of God been carried on? | trans-generational | [
"God\n\nSome findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is p... |
57286a723acd2414000df9bc | How does Dawkins interpret his findings on the existence, or not, of God. | a lack of evidence for the material existence of such a God | [
"God\n\nSome findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is p... |
572c07642babe914003c2982 | Who believes God isn't real? | Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris | [
"God\n\nSome findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is p... |
57286e382ca10214002da33c | What is the Omnipotence paradox? | can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
57286e382ca10214002da33d | What is another term for the Omnipotence paradox? | Paradox of the Stone | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
57286e382ca10214002da33e | Does either outcome of the Paradox of the Stone prove the existence of God? | God is not omnipotent. A being that is not omnipotent, though, is not God | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
57286e382ca10214002da33f | What shows God is not omnipotent if he creates a stone that he cannot lift? | there is something that he cannot do | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
57286e382ca10214002da340 | What must God be, in order to be a Supreme Being? | omnipotent | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
572c0840750c471900ed4c88 | What paradox states that if a god can't create a stone so heavy he can't lift it? | Paradox of the Stone | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
572c0840750c471900ed4c89 | What does the Paradox of the Stone posit? | he is not omnipotent | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
572c0840750c471900ed4c8a | What does it mean if a God is not omnipotent? | is not God | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
572c0840750c471900ed4c8b | Are there any answers to the Pradox of the Stone? | Several | [
"God\n\nAccording to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, ... |
5728706c4b864d19001649fc | What do religions share across their belief structures? | similarities arising from their common roots | [
"God\n\nDifferent religious traditions assign differing (though often similar) attributes and characteristics to God, including expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature. The assignment of these attributes often differs according to the concept... |
5728706c4b864d19001649fd | What are some religious traditions that are found within differing religions? | expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature | [
"God\n\nDifferent religious traditions assign differing (though often similar) attributes and characteristics to God, including expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature. The assignment of these attributes often differs according to the concept... |
5728706c4b864d19001649fe | Who does Christianity share roots with? | attributes of God in Islam, and the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy in Judaism | [
"God\n\nDifferent religious traditions assign differing (though often similar) attributes and characteristics to God, including expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature. The assignment of these attributes often differs according to the concept... |
5728706c4b864d19001649ff | How many Attributes of Mercy are in Judaism? | Thirteen | [
"God\n\nDifferent religious traditions assign differing (though often similar) attributes and characteristics to God, including expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature. The assignment of these attributes often differs according to the concept... |
572c09a82babe914003c2984 | What three religions share similar parts? | God in Christianity, attributes of God in Islam, and the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy in Judaism | [
"God\n\nDifferent religious traditions assign differing (though often similar) attributes and characteristics to God, including expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature. The assignment of these attributes often differs according to the concept... |
572c09a82babe914003c2985 | What three religions share similar beginnings? | Christianity, attributes of God in Islam, and the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy in Judaism | [
"God\n\nDifferent religious traditions assign differing (though often similar) attributes and characteristics to God, including expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature. The assignment of these attributes often differs according to the concept... |
572c09a82babe914003c2986 | What attributes do religions all roughly share? | expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature | [
"God\n\nDifferent religious traditions assign differing (though often similar) attributes and characteristics to God, including expansive powers and abilities, psychological characteristics, gender characteristics, and preferred nomenclature. The assignment of these attributes often differs according to the concept... |
572871812ca10214002da364 | How is sex by God handled in a monotheistic religion? | God has no counterpart with which to relate sexually | [
"God\n\nThe gender of God may be viewed as either a literal or an allegorical aspect of a deity who, in classical western philosophy, transcends bodily form. Polytheistic religions commonly attribute to each of the gods a gender, allowing each to interact with any of the others, and perhaps with humans, sexually. I... |
572871812ca10214002da365 | How do polytheistic religions view sex by God or gods? | attribute to each of the gods a gender, allowing each to interact with any of the others, and perhaps with humans, sexually | [
"God\n\nThe gender of God may be viewed as either a literal or an allegorical aspect of a deity who, in classical western philosophy, transcends bodily form. Polytheistic religions commonly attribute to each of the gods a gender, allowing each to interact with any of the others, and perhaps with humans, sexually. I... |
572871812ca10214002da366 | What is God's role in the creation of the world? | begetter | [
"God\n\nThe gender of God may be viewed as either a literal or an allegorical aspect of a deity who, in classical western philosophy, transcends bodily form. Polytheistic religions commonly attribute to each of the gods a gender, allowing each to interact with any of the others, and perhaps with humans, sexually. I... |
572871812ca10214002da367 | In what ways can the gender of God be viewed? | literal or an allegorical aspect | [
"God\n\nThe gender of God may be viewed as either a literal or an allegorical aspect of a deity who, in classical western philosophy, transcends bodily form. Polytheistic religions commonly attribute to each of the gods a gender, allowing each to interact with any of the others, and perhaps with humans, sexually. I... |
572c0adff182dd1900d7c7c8 | What do polytheistic religions assign to their gods? | gender | [
"God\n\nThe gender of God may be viewed as either a literal or an allegorical aspect of a deity who, in classical western philosophy, transcends bodily form. Polytheistic religions commonly attribute to each of the gods a gender, allowing each to interact with any of the others, and perhaps with humans, sexually. I... |
572c0adff182dd1900d7c7c9 | What role does got serve in a sexual intercourse? | the active (as opposed to the receptive) role | [
"God\n\nThe gender of God may be viewed as either a literal or an allegorical aspect of a deity who, in classical western philosophy, transcends bodily form. Polytheistic religions commonly attribute to each of the gods a gender, allowing each to interact with any of the others, and perhaps with humans, sexually. I... |
572c0adff182dd1900d7c7ca | In which type of religion does God have no sexual partner? | monotheistic | [
"God\n\nThe gender of God may be viewed as either a literal or an allegorical aspect of a deity who, in classical western philosophy, transcends bodily form. Polytheistic religions commonly attribute to each of the gods a gender, allowing each to interact with any of the others, and perhaps with humans, sexually. I... |
572c0bcb750c471900ed4c90 | What is a muslims life purpose? | to worship God | [
"God\n\nPrayer plays a significant role among many believers. Muslims believe that the purpose of existence is to worship God. He is viewed as a personal God and there are no intermediaries, such as clergy, to contact God. Prayer often also includes supplication and asking forgiveness. God is often believed to be f... |
572c0bcb750c471900ed4c92 | What aspect does Alister McGrath argue is important in Christianity? | a "personal god" | [
"God\n\nPrayer plays a significant role among many believers. Muslims believe that the purpose of existence is to worship God. He is viewed as a personal God and there are no intermediaries, such as clergy, to contact God. Prayer often also includes supplication and asking forgiveness. God is often believed to be f... |
572c0bcb750c471900ed4c93 | What does prayer usually include in Islam? | forgiveness | [
"God\n\nPrayer plays a significant role among many believers. Muslims believe that the purpose of existence is to worship God. He is viewed as a personal God and there are no intermediaries, such as clergy, to contact God. Prayer often also includes supplication and asking forgiveness. God is often believed to be f... |
572c0bcb750c471900ed4c94 | What type of God is the Muslim God? | forgiving | [
"God\n\nPrayer plays a significant role among many believers. Muslims believe that the purpose of existence is to worship God. He is viewed as a personal God and there are no intermediaries, such as clergy, to contact God. Prayer often also includes supplication and asking forgiveness. God is often believed to be f... |
572c0ccddfb02c14005c6b75 | Who believe they are the one and only chosen few? | exclusivists | [
"God\n\nAdherents of different religions generally disagree as to how to best worship God and what is God's plan for mankind, if there is one. There are different approaches to reconciling the contradictory claims of monotheistic religions. One view is taken by exclusivists, who believe they are the chosen people o... |
572c0ccddfb02c14005c6b76 | Who believe that they are the only people that know the truth? | exclusivists | [
"God\n\nAdherents of different religions generally disagree as to how to best worship God and what is God's plan for mankind, if there is one. There are different approaches to reconciling the contradictory claims of monotheistic religions. One view is taken by exclusivists, who believe they are the chosen people o... |
572c0ccddfb02c14005c6b77 | What is one called that believes he has the one religion, but that the others aren't necessarily wrong? | pluralism | [
"God\n\nAdherents of different religions generally disagree as to how to best worship God and what is God's plan for mankind, if there is one. There are different approaches to reconciling the contradictory claims of monotheistic religions. One view is taken by exclusivists, who believe they are the chosen people o... |
572c0ccddfb02c14005c6b78 | What is it called when someone belives that their own religion is an advancement of older religions? | supersessionism | [
"God\n\nAdherents of different religions generally disagree as to how to best worship God and what is God's plan for mankind, if there is one. There are different approaches to reconciling the contradictory claims of monotheistic religions. One view is taken by exclusivists, who believe they are the chosen people o... |
572c0ccddfb02c14005c6b79 | What is a religion that believes that all religions are correct? | universalism | [
"God\n\nAdherents of different religions generally disagree as to how to best worship God and what is God's plan for mankind, if there is one. There are different approaches to reconciling the contradictory claims of monotheistic religions. One view is taken by exclusivists, who believe they are the chosen people o... |
572c0e9b750c471900ed4c9a | What does it mean if God can't predict the future? | God may not be omniscient. | [
"God\n\nMany medieval philosophers developed arguments for the existence of God, while attempting to comprehend the precise implications of God's attributes. Reconciling some of those attributes generated important philosophical problems and debates. For example, God's omniscience may seem to imply that God knows h... |
572c0e9b750c471900ed4c9b | Who posited the existence of God? | medieval philosophers | [
"God\n\nMany medieval philosophers developed arguments for the existence of God, while attempting to comprehend the precise implications of God's attributes. Reconciling some of those attributes generated important philosophical problems and debates. For example, God's omniscience may seem to imply that God knows h... |
572c0e9b750c471900ed4c9c | What philosophical debates arose in the middle ages? | God's omniscience | [
"God\n\nMany medieval philosophers developed arguments for the existence of God, while attempting to comprehend the precise implications of God's attributes. Reconciling some of those attributes generated important philosophical problems and debates. For example, God's omniscience may seem to imply that God knows h... |
572c101b2babe914003c298a | How does Alvin Plantinga describe faith? | "properly basic" | [
"God\n\nThe last centuries of philosophy have seen vigorous questions regarding the arguments for God's existence raised by such philosophers as Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Antony Flew, although Kant held that the argument from morality was valid. The theist response has been either to contend, as does Alvin Plan... |
572c101b2babe914003c298b | Who stated "the heart has reasons of which reason does not know"? | Pascal | [
"God\n\nThe last centuries of philosophy have seen vigorous questions regarding the arguments for God's existence raised by such philosophers as Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Antony Flew, although Kant held that the argument from morality was valid. The theist response has been either to contend, as does Alvin Plan... |
572c101b2babe914003c298c | Which philosopher takes the evidentialist position? | Richard Swinburne | [
"God\n\nThe last centuries of philosophy have seen vigorous questions regarding the arguments for God's existence raised by such philosophers as Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Antony Flew, although Kant held that the argument from morality was valid. The theist response has been either to contend, as does Alvin Plan... |
572c101b2babe914003c298d | Name three philosophers of the last 100 years arguing for the existence of God? | Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Antony Flew | [
"God\n\nThe last centuries of philosophy have seen vigorous questions regarding the arguments for God's existence raised by such philosophers as Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Antony Flew, although Kant held that the argument from morality was valid. The theist response has been either to contend, as does Alvin Plan... |
572840513acd2414000df7c7 | When did George W. Bush first say 'war on terrorism'? | 16 September 2001 | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nOn 16 September 2001, at Camp David, President George W. Bush used the phrase war on terrorism in an unscripted and controversial comment when he said, \"This crusade – this war on terrorism – is going to take a while, ... \" Bush later apologized for this remark due to the negative connotations t... |
572840513acd2414000df7c8 | Which word did George W. Bush apologize for using when talking about the war? | crusade | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nOn 16 September 2001, at Camp David, President George W. Bush used the phrase war on terrorism in an unscripted and controversial comment when he said, \"This crusade – this war on terrorism – is going to take a while, ... \" Bush later apologized for this remark due to the negative connotations t... |
572840513acd2414000df7c9 | When did George W. Bush first say 'war on terror'? | 20 September 2001 | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nOn 16 September 2001, at Camp David, President George W. Bush used the phrase war on terrorism in an unscripted and controversial comment when he said, \"This crusade – this war on terrorism – is going to take a while, ... \" Bush later apologized for this remark due to the negative connotations t... |
572840513acd2414000df7ca | Where did Bush say the 'war on terror' begins? | with al-Qaeda | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nOn 16 September 2001, at Camp David, President George W. Bush used the phrase war on terrorism in an unscripted and controversial comment when he said, \"This crusade – this war on terrorism – is going to take a while, ... \" Bush later apologized for this remark due to the negative connotations t... |
572840513acd2414000df7cb | When did Bush say the 'war on terror' ends? | every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped, and defeated | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nOn 16 September 2001, at Camp David, President George W. Bush used the phrase war on terrorism in an unscripted and controversial comment when he said, \"This crusade – this war on terrorism – is going to take a while, ... \" Bush later apologized for this remark due to the negative connotations t... |
572841da2ca10214002da1be | What did Obama say the US is at war with, in 2009? | a far-reaching network of violence and hatred | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nU.S. President Barack Obama has rarely used the term, but in his inaugural address on 20 January 2009, he stated \"Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.\" In March 2009 the Defense Department officially changed the name of operations from \"Global War on Terr... |
572841da2ca10214002da1bf | What was the "Global War on Terror" officially renamed to in March 2009? | Overseas Contingency Operation | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nU.S. President Barack Obama has rarely used the term, but in his inaugural address on 20 January 2009, he stated \"Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.\" In March 2009 the Defense Department officially changed the name of operations from \"Global War on Terr... |
572841da2ca10214002da1c0 | What term did Obama want the government to stop using? | war on terror | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nU.S. President Barack Obama has rarely used the term, but in his inaugural address on 20 January 2009, he stated \"Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.\" In March 2009 the Defense Department officially changed the name of operations from \"Global War on Terr... |
572841da2ca10214002da1c1 | Who said in 2012 that the fight would change from military to law enforcement? | Jeh Johnson | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nU.S. President Barack Obama has rarely used the term, but in his inaugural address on 20 January 2009, he stated \"Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.\" In March 2009 the Defense Department officially changed the name of operations from \"Global War on Terr... |
572841da2ca10214002da1c2 | What was the "Overseas Contingency Operations" renamed to in 2010? | Countering Violent Extremism | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nU.S. President Barack Obama has rarely used the term, but in his inaugural address on 20 January 2009, he stated \"Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.\" In March 2009 the Defense Department officially changed the name of operations from \"Global War on Terr... |
57284244ff5b5019007da028 | Who said the 'war on terrorism' is 'an entire language of discourse'? | Richard Jackson | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nBecause the actions involved in the \"war on terrorism\" are diffuse, and the criteria for inclusion are unclear, political theorist Richard Jackson has argued that \"the 'war on terrorism' therefore, is simultaneously a set of actual practices—wars, covert operations, agencies, and institutions—a... |
57284244ff5b5019007da029 | Who said that 9/11 drew a line between 'the civil and the savage'? | John Ashcroft | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nBecause the actions involved in the \"war on terrorism\" are diffuse, and the criteria for inclusion are unclear, political theorist Richard Jackson has argued that \"the 'war on terrorism' therefore, is simultaneously a set of actual practices—wars, covert operations, agencies, and institutions—a... |
57284244ff5b5019007da02a | What did the Bush administration describe as parasitical? | terrorists | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nBecause the actions involved in the \"war on terrorism\" are diffuse, and the criteria for inclusion are unclear, political theorist Richard Jackson has argued that \"the 'war on terrorism' therefore, is simultaneously a set of actual practices—wars, covert operations, agencies, and institutions—a... |
57284244ff5b5019007da02b | What did the Bush administration describe as heroic? | Americans | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nBecause the actions involved in the \"war on terrorism\" are diffuse, and the criteria for inclusion are unclear, political theorist Richard Jackson has argued that \"the 'war on terrorism' therefore, is simultaneously a set of actual practices—wars, covert operations, agencies, and institutions—a... |
572842b53acd2414000df7f1 | Which war gave birth to al-Qaeda? | the Soviet war in Afghanistan | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nThe origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet war in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989). The United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China supported the Islamist Afghan mujahadeen guerillas against the military forces of the Soviet Union a... |
572842b53acd2414000df7f2 | When did the Soviets leave Afghanistan? | February 1989 | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nThe origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet war in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989). The United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China supported the Islamist Afghan mujahadeen guerillas against the military forces of the Soviet Union a... |
572842b53acd2414000df7f3 | Which countries supported Afghan islamists against the Soviets? | United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nThe origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet war in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989). The United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China supported the Islamist Afghan mujahadeen guerillas against the military forces of the Soviet Union a... |
572842b53acd2414000df7f4 | Who did Osama bin Laden volunteer to help fight in the 80s? | Soviets | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nThe origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet war in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989). The United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China supported the Islamist Afghan mujahadeen guerillas against the military forces of the Soviet Union a... |
572842b53acd2414000df7f5 | Which group later became al-Qaeda? | World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nThe origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet war in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989). The United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China supported the Islamist Afghan mujahadeen guerillas against the military forces of the Soviet Union a... |
572843362ca10214002da1e2 | When did al-Qaeda attack the US embassy in Kenya? | 7 August 1998 | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nOn 7 August 1998, al-Qaeda struck the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people, including 12 Americans. In retaliation, U.S. President Bill Clinton launched Operation Infinite Reach, a bombing campaign in Sudan and Afghanistan against targets the U.S. asserted were associated with ... |
572843362ca10214002da1e3 | How many people were killed when al-Qaeda attacked US embassies in 1998? | 224 | [
"War_on_Terror\n\nOn 7 August 1998, al-Qaeda struck the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people, including 12 Americans. In retaliation, U.S. President Bill Clinton launched Operation Infinite Reach, a bombing campaign in Sudan and Afghanistan against targets the U.S. asserted were associated with ... |
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