PHIL 102- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 35 pages long!)
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Instead of appealing to fear one might appeal to desire, as in: (e: you had better believe in god, because if you do so, when you die you will go to heaven and experience eternal bliss. Like (c), (e) offers no relevant evidence or reasons to support the claim that god exists. 1 one million iraqis died due to political violence between 2003 and 2007. 1 natural catastrophes such as earthquakes are beyond human control. 2 human beings have no freedom of choice concerning their actions. (g) (h) 1 the black madonna is worshiped in many rural cultures. 2 the black madonna is a surviving element of ancient goddess religions in africa. It does not follow red herring- a premise or remark that is irrelevant to the conclusion or issue being discussed, so that it tends to distract people and lead them away from the topic at issue.
