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

1. The proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" originated in the American Indian tradition.
2. "Morality" usually refers to theories about the moral rules we follow.
3. There is common agreement among ethicists that it is not possible for an atheist to have morals.
4. A nonmoral value never refers to something as being good or bad, or right or wrong.
5. Philosophers believe that reason as a tool of ethics can be a bridge builder among religious people, atheists, and agnostics.


1. False
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True

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A. True B. False

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a. Privacy helps to keep potentially embarrassing information private. b. Privacy helps individuals to sustain distinct social roles. c. Privacy helps protect individual rights based on values others may not hold. d. Privacy helps individuals from involuntarily harming their own reputation.

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