(2C) Advance an objection to one of the following: the Conjoined Twins Argument, the Body Swap Argument, the Blackout Argument, or the Fission Argument (ch. 5) (page 78 – 99)

(2D) Advance an objection to the Against Fearing Death argument (ch. 6) (page 100 – 109)

Requirements:

Each paper proposal is a four-sentence summary of a paper that you could write for the class

Here is the structure:

So-and-so says __________.

I will argue that __________, because __________.

One might object that __________.

I would reply that __________.

– For purposes of these assignments, you may pretend that it is Kormans own view being presented in the chapter.

Here is a sample version of what you might submit for the first assignment. You are welcome to use the topics described there in your actual paper, but (needless to say) you cannot submit these exact proposals as your own paper proposal assignment.

Sample proposal:

Proposals for Prompts 1A and 1B Your Name Here

Prompt 1A

Korman says that God couldnt allow suffering. I will argue that God could allow suffering, because he would want to test our devotion. One might object that God wouldnt need to test our devotion since hes all-knowing and would already know how devoted we are. I would reply that even an all-knowing God cannot know what we will freely choose to do.

Prompt 1B

Korman says that believing in God has a higher expected utility than disbelief. I will argue that disbelief also has infinite expected utility, because for all we know God may send everyone to heaven. One might object that God couldnt send everyone to heaven, since God is perfectly just and it would be unjust to allow wrongdoers into heaven. I would reply that this objection fails, since there is at least some chance that God isnt perfectly just.