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An ancient Roman architect wrote “De Architecture,” a work that contained the architectural principles as a guide for building projects. It combines concepts from his famous triad of what good architecture should contain. 

In the beginning of his argument, Singer talks about suffering. Whose suffering does he think is impossible to reconcile with the traditional Christian view of God?

The second theistic response Singer addresses says that “we would not know right and wrong without God’s guidance.”  What is Singer’s objection to this response?

At the end of the debate, there is a brief rebuttal/response period. One of Singer’s points is that religion is nevertheless the source of much conflict. What does Hare say in response to this?

Like Peter Singer, John Hare has three major arguments explaining why he believes it makes more sense to say God and morality go together. Which of the following is one of the major arguments covered?

A major argument covered by John Hare deals with moral motivation.  Which of the following did Hare discuss in this section?

John Hare argues that we should not treat ethics as entirely independent of religion.  His first reason comes from what he calls the “governance of the universe.”  What does this argument say?

Match the following argument points in the Singer/Hare debate with the corresponding examples used to describe or discuss those points.

Which of the following is NOT correct?  

How many significant figures should the answer to the following calculation have? (1.4312 – 1.1 x 10-2) ÷ (1.0712 x 10-4)