AQA GCSE · Religious Studies A 8062

Philosophical arguments for and against the existence of God: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 1 written questions with worked solutions. All on Philosophical arguments for and against the existence of God.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which term describes the philosophical argument for the existence of God that suggests the universe is like a complex machine, such as a watch, implying it must have had an intelligent maker?

Question 2

1 mark

Philosophers like David Hume criticized the Design Argument by suggesting that even if the universe appears designed, it does not prove the designer is the Christian God. Which of the following is a specific point Hume used to support this critique?

Question 3

1 mark

Which philosophical concept suggests that because the universe has a specific beginning, there must have been an uncaused first cause that brought it into existence, often identified by believers as God?

Question 4

1 mark

Which statement best explains the Logical Problem of Evil as an argument against the existence of God?

Question 5

1 mark

Many religious believers argue that miracles are proof of the divine. However, what is the most common 21st-century scientific counter-argument to this claim?

Question 6

5 marks

(a) Outline the First Cause argument for the existence of God and explain one common philosophical weakness of this argument.
(b) How might a religious believer use the concept of miracles to respond to scientific arguments that suggest the existence of God is unnecessary?

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