According to Smilansky, compatibilists can have no principled reason for not punishing those who have a high probability of committing a crime.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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John of Patmos, along with the authors of Jude and 2 Peter, contrasted the hopelessly corrupt present world with the ideal purity of God's planned future world. How was the new righteous order to be brought into being?

A. through compassion and self-sacrifice B. through reason and understanding C. through God's direct and violent intervention D. through the indirect manipulation of Satan (tricking him into destroying the old heaven and earth first)

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Consider this argument

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that there were 30,800 motor vehicle fatalities in 2012 . Of those 4,957 were motorcyclist fatalities. This means that driving or riding in a car or a truck is six times more dangerous than riding a motorcycle." That argument is an example of ________. (a) the Gambler's Fallacy (b) the fallacy of Playing with Numbers (c) a fallacy of Erroneous Generalization (d) a warranted argument (e) a valid argument

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The definition "'Shainy' means 'it's raining even though the sun is shining'" is an example of a lexical definition.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The possibility of a freely made decision is necessary to the concept of autonomy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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