Philosophers
False Logic
Religion
Rationalism/Empiricism
Potpourri
100
He said, "I think therefore I am".
Who is Descartes?
100
Don Cherry says that the instigator rule is ruining hockey.
What is "appeal to authority"?
100
This is the more common name for Siddharta Gautama.
Who is Buddha?
100
All knowledge is innate, comes from reason, in our brain.
What is rationalism?
100
Plato's allegory of the ________.
What is cave?
200
He believed that humans are born a blank slate. (tabula rasa)
Who is John Locke?
200
I am your boss and I say that burger is cooked.
What is "appeal to force".
200
This religion says that life is a cycle of suffering.
What is Buddhism?
200
Hume is one because he said that all of our knowledge comes from our senses.
What is an empiricist?
200
The philosophical study of knowledge.
What is epistemology?
300
This materialist said that "there is no ghost in the machine."
Who is Gilbert Ryle.
300
That is wrong because you are a simpleton.
What is "attack on the person".
300
Suzuki introduced this particular branch of religion to North America.
What is Zen Buddhism?
300
He used language as an example of our innate abilities.
Who is Chomsky?
300
The greatest good for the greatest number of people.
What is utilitarianism?
400
He said that there were 4 types of causation.
Who is Aristotle?
400
No-one has proved the pyramids weren't built by aliens, so they were.
What is "appeal to ignorance".
400
DAILY DOUBLE!! This religion believes that the tree in the Garden of Eden was of avarice, not knowledge.
What is Islam?
400
The latin term for direct or knowledge gained through the senses.
What is a posteriori?
400
An organism comprised of DNA from two or more species.
What is a chimera?
500
He said that Islam was better than Christianity in advancing human knowledge.
Who is Mutahhari?
500
All Habs fans are lunatics, and you're a Habs fan, so you must be a lunatic.
What is "begging the question".
500
This religion believes that good people include the meek, the merciful and the peacemakers.
What is Christianity?
500
The term used to describe those who believe that faith is required to know some things.
What is mysticism?
500
The concept explained by the analogy of the Chinese room.
What is that computers don't think?
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