Question

In one book by this thinker, a friend gives a speech as Epicurus arguing against a “future state” of life. 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. One work (10[1])by this thinker centers on a debate about God’s attributes between Demea, Cleanthes, (10[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■

ANSWER: David Hume [or David Home]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Fire7710
Darryl WangRochester ARochester B9010
Raymond WangCornell EarthCornell Wind9110
Cade ReinbergerRITRochester C9210

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2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%0%0%87.50
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%25%25%77.00