Platinga’s "A Defense of Religious Exclusivism" 1. What two things does Platinga (Christians) believe that is not shared by othe
rs? 2. Who accepts (1) but not (2)? Who rejects both (1) and (2) yet are religious? 3. Define exclusivism. 4. What is the intellectual criticisms of exclusivism? 5. What is the moral complaints against exclusivism? 6. What is the condition C? 7. Is exclusivism in itself oppressive? 8. What is the more important moral charge against exclusivism? 9. What does Platinga mean when he says, "as an exclusivist, I realize that I can’t convince others that they would believe as I do, but I nonetheless continue to believe as I do"? 10. What are the alternatives with the proposition (1)? 11. What is the problem with the third option? 12. What is the problem with the second option? 13. Explain Nathan/David example. 14. What does a believer think? And, how is this similar to a pluralist? 15. Could he be wrong? Who does his response here remind you of?
The Black Death caused a HUGE loss in population, and most people were ordered to stay in their homes. The plague was also very easy to contract from others, making the spreading rate very high, and the survival rate very low.