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Cards Term 4 arguments against life after death Definition Phychological origin, Trumpet analogy, Silence argument, Brain damage Term Phychological argument Definition We only believe in life after death because we want to, wishes or desires arent reliable guides to the truth. Not everyone really desires life after death. Term Silence argument Definition Billions of people have died, why is there no communication if there is an afterlife. Argument against: maybe dead have other things to do, or cant communicate. Term Trumpet analogy Definition A trumpets note does not exist if the trumpet is destroyed, so mind needs the body to exist. Argument against:body is forever changing, body more closly resembles a symphony. Term Brain damage argument Definition Destroying some part of someones brain can turn them into a vegtable, so if the brain is destroyed all mental activity stops. That means none of us survive death. Argument against: our brain is a window to view out of our body, once we leave our body we no longer need our brain to access reality. Term Three arguments for life after death Definition Plato's indestructibility, Nature analogy, Desire. Term Plato's indestructibility Definition Things are only destroyed when they are dismantled, the sould has no pieces so it cant be dismantled. Argument: there is no proof that a soul exists, who says it doesnt have pieces. Term Nature Analogy Definition Every ending is a new begining, we have to end our physical form to start a new existance. Argument: humans survive transformations, how can we prove it goes one step after death. Term Inate desire Definition born with, or natural tendency to develop. Desire to eat. Term Learned desire Definition money is good, how to drive a car. Term Desire argument Definition Humans have an inate desire to survive bodily death, therefore it must exist. Argument: Not every innate desire is fufilled, there are millions of hungry people. Term Ethics Definition Professional conduct Term Morality Definition private behavior Term Utilitarianism Definition In any situation, the action that produces the most good is the correct one. Term Deontology Definition right and good consist in obedience to our moral duties. We do good because of our morals Term Non cognitist Definition language is merely expressive in function, not fact stating. People differ to much over moral and ethical judments for there to be any facts. Term Problems with non cog approach Definition It seems wrong, and there is no rooms for moral facts. Term Ethical Subjectivism Definition when we say something is good, we are not stating a fact, only our subjective feelings. There are no objective moral facts, you state emotions or feeling, not facts. Term Moral Objectivism Definition Position with respect to ethics and morals, built on convictions. Language can and usually does state objective facts. Argument: we cant prove moral fact. Term Principle of belief conservation Definition most people hold moral beliefs, that implies that our moral judgments are representations of objective facts. Term Teleological concept of good Definition Something is good, when it hits the bullseye. Term Aristotles argument for if a man is good Definition First tell me what a good man is, then i can tell you who is good and bad.