The difference between epistemic and practical standards of evidence is this:
A) epistemic standards demand objective evidence apart from how useful a belief may be for us.
B) practical standards demand objective evidence apart from how useful a belief may be for us.
C) there is no difference between practical and epistemic standards.
D) "believing makes it so" is the motto of someone who supports the necessity of epistemic standards.
A
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A. knowledge of good and evil. B. rumors. C. predictions of pestilence and plagues. D. the "good news."
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How many temperamental types did James identify?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5
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