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Why
did Tertullian want theologians to have nothing to do with philosophy?
Was he right? [answer]
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Should
theology be able to verify or falsify its statements? [answer]
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The
cosmological argument has come to be of new importance as a result
of the growing interest in the advances of astronomy and physics.
How would you evaluate the potential of this argument in modern
debates over the existence of God? [answer]
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Give
an account of William Paley's analogy of the watch. What points
did he hope to make in this way? Why has the analogy been criticized
since his time? [answer]
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How
would you distinguish between an analogy and a metaphor? [answer]
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Which
theological issues were at stake in the Copernican debate? [answer]
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