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Who is reporting the dialogue on religion?

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Which of the characters represents orthodox Christianity?

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What is empirical theism?

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Which of the following terms definitely does not describe the character of Philo?

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Which of the following is not used as an analogy to the universe?

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Why does Cleanthes object to the analogy between the universe and an animal?

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Does Philo believe that church leaders are in favor of skepticism or against it?

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Which of the following is not one of the four causes of evil according to Philo?

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What is Philo's main point in raising the problem of evil?

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What of these effects does Philo not claim comes as the result of organized religion?

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According to Philo, what is the difference between an atheist and a theist?

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Where does the dialogue take place?

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At what point in a student's education does Demea claim that a teacher should first introduce him to theology?

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Which of the characters is accused of anthropomorphism?

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What does Cleanthes mean when he calls Demea a "mystic"?

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What does Philo believe is the cause of organized religion?

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Which system of cosmogony does Philo find most plausible?

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Which of the following is not one of Cleanthes' objections to the cosmological argument?

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Which of the following is not cited as an unfortunate consequence of the argument by design?

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To whom does Philo attribute a close variation of the most plausible picture of the origins of the world?

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Which of the following does Cleanthes not appeal to when refuting the claim that the world is eternal?

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To which of the following does Cleanthes not compare the universe?

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Who does Pamphilus declare as the victor at the end of the dialogue?

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