Human beings_________.

a. shape their encounters and knowledge of the world depending on their prior beliefs and feelings
b. do not have their attitudes toward death shaped by the numbers and sorts of varying encounters they have with death
c. in no way shape their knowledge of what is happening around them
d. whether Amish or Puritan or secular, all shape their knowledge of the world around them in exactly the same way if they are members of American society
e. are passive receivers of information about their world


Ans: a. shape their encounters and knowledge of the world depending on their prior beliefs and feelings

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