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1. French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal proposed the Pascal Wager, which went something like this:
A person should believe in god because if he does exist then the believer gets an eternal reward. If he doesn't exist then nothing is lost. If a person doesn't believe in god and he does exist then the non-believer gets eternal damnation. If he doesn't exist then nothing is gained and nothing is lost.
Therefore the only positive outcome comes from belief in god.
Where does the fallacy lie in Pascal's argument?
2. Which famous author said, "All thinking men are atheists"?
3. Which one of these actions was *not* banned by the Taliban when they ruled Afghanistan?
4. What is the name of the ethologist who has become the poster boy for the atheist set through his book "The God Delusion"?
5. Here is a paradox often invoked when thinking about religion: If Jehovah loves everyone (is benevolent) and knows everything (is omniscient) and can do everything (is omnipotent), why would he have created evil in the first place?
Jehovah would have known, BEFORE he created humanity and Lucifer, that they would turn their backs on him. Because he is benevolent, he would not have created evil people.
What is the commonly accepted name of this paradox?
6. The King James Version (KJV) of the Bible lists the sixth commandment as "Thou shalt not kill." Which of these arguments is often used as a justification for killings performed by Christians?
7. In the United States, religious conservatives have promoted the concept of "Intelligent Design": the idea that man and nature are so complex and wonderful that a hit-and-miss process like evolution could not have produced them. Instead they must be the work of Jehovah. (This is generally a Christian argument.)
However, the dysteleological argument proposes that man and nature contain elements of design so poor that any being with Jehovah's capabilities could have had nothing to do with them.
What is a prime example of this "poor design"?
8. In secular terms, what is the difference between an "atheist" and an "antitheist"?
9. Here is the start of a story from Numbers:
A man was discovered picking up sticks on the Sabbath. The people took him to Moses, who said to hold him until he (Moses) could consult with Jehovah.
What did Jehovah tell Moses and his tribe to do?
10. The Old Testament tells us that Methuselah lived for 969 years. What was his secret?
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