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Briefly define the terms macroscopic and microscopic.
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Microscopic: small scale
Macroscopic: large scale
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Briefly define the terms organic and inorganic.
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Organic: a living thing that can move itself
Inorganic: a nonliving thing which cannot move itself (basic physical elements- solid, liquid, gas)
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Briefly define the terms nonsentient and sentient.
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Nonsentient: not having 5 senses; vegetative life- trees, plants, bushes
Sentient: having 5 senses
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Briefly define the terms irrational and rational.
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Irrational: possessing reason but not using it
Rational: possessing reason
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Short definition of Human Spirit
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Spirit is the power of unlimited self-transcendence
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Long definition of Human Spirit
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Spirit is the power to engage in creative recognition and attainment with mathematical infinity
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Our possession of human spirit manifests itself in our daily lives as our ability to engage in what two essential activities?
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Inference is reasoning which uses past experiences to solve a problem.
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What is empirical experience?
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Experience directly through the 5 senses
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What is transempirical experience?
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Experience indirectly through inference
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How do we verify our transempirical conclusions?
Direct or indirect; experiential or experimental verification
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How do we verify our transempirical conclusions?
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Indirectly through inference
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What is the law of nothingness?
From absolutely nothing comes nothing.
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What is the law of causality?
Every effect has a cause.
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What is the law of resemblance?
Every effect dimly resembles or reveals something about its cause
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Short & Long Definition of Absolute
Short: total
Long: free from limits
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Short & Long Definition of Relative
Short: partial
Long: bound by limits
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By what logical steps do theists verify their belief in God?
Theists verify their belief in God by prior and predisposing personal experiences.
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How do lower order and higher order inferences differ?
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Lower Order: Uses science to experimentally manipulate physical matter to verify reality
Higher Order: Cannot experimentally manipulate because they are spiritual matter, not physical.
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Definition of a Symbol
Comparison based on similarities
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What is absolute nonbeing?
Absolutely nothing, absolutely nonbeing has never happened because nothing would follow
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What is relative nonbeing?
Possibility for there to be nothing.
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Why has absolute nonbeing never been able to prevail and swallow all contingent beings with annihilating nothingness?
Absolute nonbeing is nothing, so it would never prevail.
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What is the difference between mathematical infinity and metaphysical infinity?
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Mathematical: potential (a real possibility), relative (partial and incomplete), temporal (involving time)
Metaphysical: actual, absolute, total (complete), eternal (omnipresent being).
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What law of reasoning does our power of reasoning use when it chooses an appropriate symbol for an invisible cause?
The law of resemblance
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