When Kierkegaard Said We Must Make a "Leap of Faith

question 103

Multiple Choice

When Kierkegaard said we must make a "leap of faith," he meant we:

• A) should believe in God because the evidence supports our doing so.
• B) should believe in God specifically because the evidence suggests we should not.
• C) cannot construct a decisive argument for or against a belief in God, so we must believe in God without any appeal to reason whatsoever.
• D) cannot construct a decisive argument for or against a belief in God, so we must suspend our judgment.
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Flavor Aversion Conditioning

A learning process in which an organism learns to avoid a particular taste because it has been associated with a negative reaction, such as nausea or discomfort.

Temporal Conditioning

A technique in which the presentation of the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) at regular intervals causes the internal state present at the time of the UCS to become able to elicit the conditioned response (CR).

Significant Distress

Intense emotional discomfort or pain that significantly impacts an individual's daily functioning or well-being.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A natural stimulus that effortlessly elicits a response with no learning required.