PHIL 347 TEST 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
Religion and Morality - CORRECT ANSWER-Religion and Morality
Question 1 - CORRECT ANSWER-Can there be an objective morality if there is no God?
Answer- Yes - CORRECT ANSWER-Plato(Dialogue) and Kant
Plato's Euthyphro Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER-Is the good good because God has willed it or
has God willed it because it is good?
Option 1 to the E dilemma and what does it imply? - CORRECT ANSWER-An action is good
because God has willed it. Therefore good would then become contingent and not necessary.
Hence what is good could become evil or visa versa.
Option 2 to the E dilemma and what does it imply? - CORRECT ANSWER-An action is good
because it is intrinsically good and that is becuase God wills it. Hence God would not be the
source of all goodness. The good would be independent of God. Hence the good becomes
independent.
Aquinas Solution: - CORRECT ANSWER-This is a flase dilemma which is when the two horns do
not exhaust all possibilities to the dilemma. He is implying there is a third option
Aquinas 3rd option - CORRECT ANSWER-Given you accept divine simplicity, it follows that God is
strictly identical to goodness. But the Euthypro dilemma presupposes that God is not identical
to goodness. Aquinas says neither of these within the dilemma, god is the good.
Question 2 - CORRECT ANSWER-Do humans need to believe in God in order to live normal lives?
, Question 3 - CORRECT ANSWER-Does belief in God corrupt the moral life? (or Christian belief or
any at that matter)
Religion and Arguments - CORRECT ANSWER-Religion and arguments
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER-Essay (1690) - Classical Foundatialism
Classical Foundationalism - CORRECT ANSWER-A belief is rational given three conditions
1) It is self evident
Or
2) It is evident to the senses
Or
3) it can be deduced by what is self evident or evident to the senses.
Plantigas Objection 1 to Classical Foundationalism - CORRECT ANSWER-CF is self referentially
incoherent- Hence by its own standards CF comes out as irrational.
Plantingas Objection 2 to CF - CORRECT ANSWER-Conflicts with many of our ordinary rational
beliefs. E.g. I was born in Nanaimo
Rational Belief - CORRECT ANSWER-A belief that you can hold without violating epistemic
duties.
Reformed Epistemology - CORRECT ANSWER-A balief is rational provided that
1) It seems to be true
AND
ANSWERS 2026
Religion and Morality - CORRECT ANSWER-Religion and Morality
Question 1 - CORRECT ANSWER-Can there be an objective morality if there is no God?
Answer- Yes - CORRECT ANSWER-Plato(Dialogue) and Kant
Plato's Euthyphro Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER-Is the good good because God has willed it or
has God willed it because it is good?
Option 1 to the E dilemma and what does it imply? - CORRECT ANSWER-An action is good
because God has willed it. Therefore good would then become contingent and not necessary.
Hence what is good could become evil or visa versa.
Option 2 to the E dilemma and what does it imply? - CORRECT ANSWER-An action is good
because it is intrinsically good and that is becuase God wills it. Hence God would not be the
source of all goodness. The good would be independent of God. Hence the good becomes
independent.
Aquinas Solution: - CORRECT ANSWER-This is a flase dilemma which is when the two horns do
not exhaust all possibilities to the dilemma. He is implying there is a third option
Aquinas 3rd option - CORRECT ANSWER-Given you accept divine simplicity, it follows that God is
strictly identical to goodness. But the Euthypro dilemma presupposes that God is not identical
to goodness. Aquinas says neither of these within the dilemma, god is the good.
Question 2 - CORRECT ANSWER-Do humans need to believe in God in order to live normal lives?
, Question 3 - CORRECT ANSWER-Does belief in God corrupt the moral life? (or Christian belief or
any at that matter)
Religion and Arguments - CORRECT ANSWER-Religion and arguments
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER-Essay (1690) - Classical Foundatialism
Classical Foundationalism - CORRECT ANSWER-A belief is rational given three conditions
1) It is self evident
Or
2) It is evident to the senses
Or
3) it can be deduced by what is self evident or evident to the senses.
Plantigas Objection 1 to Classical Foundationalism - CORRECT ANSWER-CF is self referentially
incoherent- Hence by its own standards CF comes out as irrational.
Plantingas Objection 2 to CF - CORRECT ANSWER-Conflicts with many of our ordinary rational
beliefs. E.g. I was born in Nanaimo
Rational Belief - CORRECT ANSWER-A belief that you can hold without violating epistemic
duties.
Reformed Epistemology - CORRECT ANSWER-A balief is rational provided that
1) It seems to be true
AND
