According to W. D. Ross's theory
A) a prima facie obligation is absolute and can never be overridden.
B) what we should do in any specific set of circumstances will always be self-evident.
C) it would be wrong to lie to a murderer even to save the life of a friend.
D) we have various moral duties that can't be reduced to a single, overarching obligation.
D
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her dishes in the sink before putting them in the dishwasher, but Jasper never rinses anything. A) Has no effect. B) Weakens. C) Strengthens.
Vague language is useful and appropriate in certain contexts.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What is the Kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God? Is it sound? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Most scholars believe that Mark was the first Gospel written and that Matthew and Luke drew on Mark as their basic narrative source. 2. The double tradition refers to the presence of similar teaching material in both Matthew and Mark. 3. In Matthew, the story of Jesus' temptation by the devil is only briefly mentioned. 4. Most scholars agree that Matthew and Luke had two principle sources: Mark; and the P document, a collection of Jesus' sayings. 5. Scholars believe Matthew was placed first in the New Testament canon due to its emphasis on the importance of the ekklesia—the church.