Question

In one book by this thinker, a friend gives a speech as Epicurus arguing against a “future state” (15[1])of life. (15[1])This thinker argued that believing the world was created by an “infinitely large spider” would be reasonable in a world full of spiders. This thinker’s essay “The Natural History of Religion” is the first of his Four Dissertations. One section of a book by this thinker argues that there is insufficient (*) evidence to believe in miracles. (10[1]-5[1])One work (10[2])by this thinker (10[1])centers on a debate about God’s attributes between Demea, Cleanthes, (10[2]-5[1])and (10[1])Philo. (10[1])This thinker stated that “every system of morality” establishes its own God while formulating the is-ought problem. For 10 points, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is by what Scottish empiricist who wrote An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: David Hume [or David Home]
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