religious lang 2

Cards (3)

  • Wittgenstein
    EVAL
    • Religious statements are completely meaningful for believers, for whom God is absolutely real - reflected in their form of life
    • inter-faith dialogue - How can people of different faiths take part in any discussion about God’s existence, when each would be using their own language game?
    • non-cognitive - Accepts that people can talk meaningfully about language without any need for proof
    • The meaning of words does generally depend on the context of their use, this is an appropriate reflection of how language functions in the world - against the beetle in the box analogy
  • Wittgenstein - EVAL
    • objective facts - Many religious claims are claims that are believed to be true for everyone, regardless of what game you’re playing – e.g. the claim in Christianity that Jesus died in order to bring salvation to all
    • tolerance - Different answers to questions about life and God are equally valid, prevents one religion enforcing itself upon others.
  • Cognitive vs non-cognitive
    which is which
    A) Hick
    B) Mitchell
    C) Aquinas
    D) trust
    E) verification
    F) Psuedo
    G) Dionysius
    H) Ayer
    I) Flew
    J) Hare
    K) Tillich
    L) Wittgenstein
    M) factual
    N) abstract