PHI 101 FLASHCARDS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
TERM: Why does the Gospel of Thomas look Platonic? - Answer- DEFINITION:
Emphasizes inner knowledge, self-discovery, and the soul's divine spark.
TERM: What kind of body is resurrected according to Paul? - Answer- DEFINITION:
The same body, but transformed and glorified.
TERM: What are the key themes in Genesis 1-11? - Answer- DEFINITION: Six-day
creation, image of God, The Fall, Abel's cry from the ground.
TERM: Why link Genesis to Sumerian/Akkadian stories? - Answer- DEFINITION:
Shared motifs like flood narratives and creation themes due to cultural contact.
TERM: What is a replicator (Dawkins)? - Answer- DEFINITION: A molecule that copies
itself (genes).
TERM: What is a survival machine (Dawkins)? - Answer- DEFINITION: An organism
built by genes to help them replicate.
TERM: What is the Gene's Eye View? - Answer- DEFINITION: Evolution understood
from the perspective of genes competing to survive.
TERM: Why does the panda pain argument fail (Sober)? - Answer- DEFINITION: Pain
doesn't logically disprove design; a designer could allow suffering.
TERM: Why is falsificationism flawed (Sober)? - Answer- DEFINITION: Science works
through comparison and probability, not single refutations.
TERM: Why doesn't Sober consider ID scientific? - Answer- DEFINITION: It produces
no testable predictions or research program.
TERM: What is irreducible complexity (Behe)? - Answer- DEFINITION: Systems that fail
if any part is removed.
TERM: Why is irreducible complexity a problem for unguided evolution? - Answer-
DEFINITION: Hard to explain through gradual natural selection.
AND ANSWERS
TERM: Why does the Gospel of Thomas look Platonic? - Answer- DEFINITION:
Emphasizes inner knowledge, self-discovery, and the soul's divine spark.
TERM: What kind of body is resurrected according to Paul? - Answer- DEFINITION:
The same body, but transformed and glorified.
TERM: What are the key themes in Genesis 1-11? - Answer- DEFINITION: Six-day
creation, image of God, The Fall, Abel's cry from the ground.
TERM: Why link Genesis to Sumerian/Akkadian stories? - Answer- DEFINITION:
Shared motifs like flood narratives and creation themes due to cultural contact.
TERM: What is a replicator (Dawkins)? - Answer- DEFINITION: A molecule that copies
itself (genes).
TERM: What is a survival machine (Dawkins)? - Answer- DEFINITION: An organism
built by genes to help them replicate.
TERM: What is the Gene's Eye View? - Answer- DEFINITION: Evolution understood
from the perspective of genes competing to survive.
TERM: Why does the panda pain argument fail (Sober)? - Answer- DEFINITION: Pain
doesn't logically disprove design; a designer could allow suffering.
TERM: Why is falsificationism flawed (Sober)? - Answer- DEFINITION: Science works
through comparison and probability, not single refutations.
TERM: Why doesn't Sober consider ID scientific? - Answer- DEFINITION: It produces
no testable predictions or research program.
TERM: What is irreducible complexity (Behe)? - Answer- DEFINITION: Systems that fail
if any part is removed.
TERM: Why is irreducible complexity a problem for unguided evolution? - Answer-
DEFINITION: Hard to explain through gradual natural selection.
