Wolf Claims That If We Were Confronted with the Doomsday

question 7

Multiple Choice

Wolf claims that if we were confronted with the doomsday scenario, ultimately the reasonable thing to do would be to

• A) Grow apathetic and depressed.
• B) Reject faith in God and a personal afterlife.
• C) Get back to our lives.
• D) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Mind-Body Problem

The problem of how mental events (pains, thoughts, feelings) are related to the body—in particular, the brain.

Functionalism

The theory that mental events are identical to certain processes in the brain but that similar processes in another medium (like a computer) would have similar mental manifestations.

Identity Theory

A philosophical stance proposing that mental states are identical to brain states, linking psychology and neuroscience in understanding the mind.

Behaviorism

A branch of psychology that focuses on observable behaviors, suggesting that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.