Against the Roman Catholic Church's theology of a "treasury of merits" that was widely abused at the time, Luther discovered Paul's message of
a) salvation by works;
b) salvation by grace;
c) hellfire and brimstone;
d) observing the Sabbath.
Answer: b) salvation by grace;
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A. ad hominem B. modus tollens C. affirming the consequent D. These are all deductively valid forms of argument.
Act utilitarians maintain that the principle of utility should be used to test rules, which can in turn be used to decide the rightness of particular acts
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Polygraph tests
A) are extraordinarily accurate. B) cannot be beaten when properly administered. C) can produce false positives. D) are reliable because lying always triggers an involuntary response that truth telling does not.
In Hinduism, the Upanishads are a record of
A. appropriate procedures to follow when performing ceremonies for the gods. B. practical prayers and charms to protect people against snakes and sickness. C. rituals practiced by those who left society to become forest ascetics. D. philosophical and religious ideas that arose in meditative traditions.