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religious language (analogy (he's transcendent + infinite, we use…
religious language
analogy
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- analogies that relate to the created world to gain an understanding of god
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- aquinas' analogy of bull's urine
- urine - informs us of bull's health (world)
- bull = complete picture (god)
verification principle
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if you can't prove a statement true, then its meaningless
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falsification principle
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science doesn't work by proving things right, but rather by attempting to falsify theories that stand up to be tested
symbol
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similarly, the cross represents Jesus' crucifixion , resurrection + sacrifice
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introduction
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generally refers to metaphysical things that are outside of our sense of experience + understanding of physical world
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criticisms
Swinburne
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- can't be verified through senses
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- but can be described, understood + imagined
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I think this criticism is stronger when applying it to feelings eg. hope, love, hate
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criticism - Hare
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not necessarily untrue, but no basis in fact
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