verification and falsification

Statement is only meaningful, if you know what sense experience would show it to false.

Philosophical movement in the twentieth century that sought to analyse religious and moral launguage scientifically.

Statement is only meaningful if you can verify it through the senses.

Religious statements that express opinions and values.

Religiou statements about the world that can be true or false.

You can verify God when you die

Statement that has to be verified to find truth or falsity. Not intrinsically proven.

Religious believer is not challenged by the existence of God. Reasoning has no effect without evidence

A statement is held to be literally meaningful if and only if it is either analytic or emperically verifiable.

Hare: fundamental belief meaning "we cannot give up". Guides our lives.

Generally considered to be reputable

Statement that cannot be doubted.

Wittgenstein: religious language is like a game - different way of speaking. It won't mean anything to those who are ignorant.