SOUL BELIEFS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Agricultural - Answers :A change in soul and afterlife beliefs occurred when ________
societies were formed 15,000 years ago.
A dreary and hopeless place where every soul went after death - Answers :The Greek
poet, Homer believed that 'Hades' was:
The most alarming thing about some aspects of religion is the blatant disregard of facts
and the irrational beliefs they hold. - Answers :Which of the following would Sam Harris
be most willing to accept?
Natural selection simply means the survival of those who survive. - Answers :Which of
the following is a tautology? (As described in one of the readings by Stephen J. Gould.)
Which are adapted to the environment tend to survive - Answers :According to Darwin's
theory of evolution species __________
Tended to shun the term in favor of the more accurate phrase 'descent with
modification.' - Answers :In Darwin's time, the term evolution was already in common
use meaning essentially the transition from simple to complex. As a result, Darwin
That consciousness may be the secondary by-product of physiologically-driven behavior
- Answers :What is meant by the notion that consciousness may be an
epiphenomenon?
When the funeral is held - Answers :The Tana Toraja have a different way of
proclaiming someone as dead. Simply someone dying does not mean they are gone.
When do they say the person is officially dead?
Soldiers who died during combat - Answers :According to Hesiod, who were the only
ones allowed to enter the Isle of Blest?
_________ is the acknowledgment of gods other than one's own. - Answers :Monolatry
Psyche - Answers :Common Greek Word for Soul
Devotion - Answers :According to professor Ogilvie what is missing from early religion?
Sports, both the fans and the teams - Answers :According to Haidt's talk which of the
following could be considered sacred?
Rituals; bonding - Answers :______ evolved to appease the gods; a by-product was
______ with the tribe.
Agricultural - Answers :A change in soul and afterlife beliefs occurred when ________
societies were formed 15,000 years ago.
A dreary and hopeless place where every soul went after death - Answers :The Greek
poet, Homer believed that 'Hades' was:
The most alarming thing about some aspects of religion is the blatant disregard of facts
and the irrational beliefs they hold. - Answers :Which of the following would Sam Harris
be most willing to accept?
Natural selection simply means the survival of those who survive. - Answers :Which of
the following is a tautology? (As described in one of the readings by Stephen J. Gould.)
Which are adapted to the environment tend to survive - Answers :According to Darwin's
theory of evolution species __________
Tended to shun the term in favor of the more accurate phrase 'descent with
modification.' - Answers :In Darwin's time, the term evolution was already in common
use meaning essentially the transition from simple to complex. As a result, Darwin
That consciousness may be the secondary by-product of physiologically-driven behavior
- Answers :What is meant by the notion that consciousness may be an
epiphenomenon?
When the funeral is held - Answers :The Tana Toraja have a different way of
proclaiming someone as dead. Simply someone dying does not mean they are gone.
When do they say the person is officially dead?
Soldiers who died during combat - Answers :According to Hesiod, who were the only
ones allowed to enter the Isle of Blest?
_________ is the acknowledgment of gods other than one's own. - Answers :Monolatry
Psyche - Answers :Common Greek Word for Soul
Devotion - Answers :According to professor Ogilvie what is missing from early religion?
Sports, both the fans and the teams - Answers :According to Haidt's talk which of the
following could be considered sacred?
Rituals; bonding - Answers :______ evolved to appease the gods; a by-product was
______ with the tribe.
