Falsification Theory

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Created on: 05-11-16 12:15

What story did John Hick use to demonstrate his belief that religious statements are meaningful?

Celestia City - two travellers, one believes it exists and hardships are worth getting there, other thinks it doesn't and so trials are meaningless

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Give a weakness of Hick's view.

Doesn't show how these beliefs can stand up to falsfication theory

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What story did RM Hare use to demonstrate his belief that religious statements are based on personal interpretations?

Lunatic believes all university professors are murderers - no amount of nice professors changes this, his "blik" (perspective)

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Give a weakness of Hare's view.

Some bliks are more useful than others e.g science, weakens relig. claims

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What story did Antony Flew use to demonstrate his belief that statements are only meaningful if they can be falsified?

Invisible gardener - one person believes there is one, other doesn't, w/ no evidence able to change his mind

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Give a weakness of Flew's view .

Hare - what counts as falsification evidence?

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What story did Basil Mitchell use to demonstrate his belief that religious people do accept evidnece against their beliefs, but refuse to doubt them due to commitment?

Country @ war - partisan meets resistance member, trusts him and continues to do so

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Give a weakness of Mitchell's view,

How much evidence would it take to change the partisan's mind?

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What does Flew say about the difference between factual and existential statements?

Former can be falsified, latter can't - but these are still meaingful

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What did Hare say about existential statements in relation to the falsification principle?

Doesn't apply to existential statements - bliks are value sets, can't be falsfied like scientific statements can

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Why did Ayer reject falsification theory?

No statement can be conclusivley falsified, just like no statement can be conclusively verified

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Give a weakness of Hick's view.

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Doesn't show how these beliefs can stand up to falsfication theory

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What story did RM Hare use to demonstrate his belief that religious statements are based on personal interpretations?

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Give a weakness of Hare's view.

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What story did Antony Flew use to demonstrate his belief that statements are only meaningful if they can be falsified?

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