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6. Which of the following is a strength of religious language as symbolic?
- Bultman argues one must remove symbolism in order to uncover the true meaning in the bible
- It explains the views of the Vienna circle
- It is unfalsifiable
7. Which of the following best describes signs (from Tillich's perspective)?
- It is unconscious in the social environment and points to something
- It is conscious in the social environment and points to something
- It is unconscious in the social environment and is meaningful because it has power attached
- It is conscious in the social environment and is meaningful because it has power attached
8. Which of the following best describes symbols (from Tillich's perspective)?
- It is conscious in the social environment and is meaningful because it has power attached
- It is unconscious in the social environment and is meaningful because it has power attached
- It is conscious in the social environment and points to something
- It is unconscious in the social environment and points to something
9. Both signs and symbols are transcendent, pointing towards God in ultimate reality, connecting one to true nature
- Only true of signs
- Only true of symbols
- True of both
- False of both
10. Who argued for religious language as symbolic?
- Hick
- Tillich
- Aquinas
- Hume
- Wittgenstein
11. Tillich believed that the bible was literal and symbols should be worshipped