"God means a circle whose center is everywhere, and whose circumference is nowhere." (adapted from Sam Keen)This definition is too ________.

A. narrow
B. lacking in context
C. circular
D. figurative


Answer: D

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Sheila has an exam tomorrow, but wants to go out with her friends

Her roommate tells her that she probably should plan on getting back before midnight, but the roommate does not give any reasons to support her statement. Should Sheila regard the roommate's advice as trustworthy? (a) Yes, the roommate has Sheila's best interests in mind. (b) No, the roommate is not a good student herself. (c) Yes, the roommate went to the same high school as Sheila. (d) No, the roommate is not experienced enough to be trustworthy.

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

1. Kant wrote, in his work "Perpetual Peace," that the only way to avoid war is for everyone to give up using violence. 2. In his work "Perpetual Peace," Kant expressed the belief that the only way war can be avoided is if all nations become democracies. 3. A modern philosophical theory of rights says that if you are capable of having interests, then you should have rights. Suggested rights for the great apes involve the right not to be killed, the right not to be deprived of their freedom, and the right not to have their environment destroyed. 4. According to the theory of interests, if you are a being capable of suffering and you have an interest, then you have a right to have that interest met. 5. Steve Sapontzis argues from both a utilitarian and a Kantian viewpoint in favor of animal rights.

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Feel-good ads are used to appeal to certain images people have of themselves, for example, as competent, cool, caring, responsible, or sophisticated.

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

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