If a terminally ill patient refuses nourishment/medicine and dies of starvation/dehydration, this would be called

A. assisted suicide.
B. voluntary passive euthanasia.
C. involuntary mercy killing.
D. managed care.


B. voluntary passive euthanasia.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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With ever more powerful explanatory theories, natural scientists are seeking explanations that fulfill the standards that all scientific theories strive to meet

Specifically large explanatory natural science theories strive to be: Testable, Comprehensive, Productive, Parsimonious, and ______________. (a) Affordable (b) Balanced (c) Heuristic (d) Optimistic (e) Consistent

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Briefly explain why, according to Thomas Nagel, it's so difficult to understand what it's like to be a bat

What will be an ideal response?

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According to the consciousness objection, we are not merely material beings

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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