Scholars who study religion make absolute distinctions between cults and sects

a. True
b. False


ANS: b

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What will be an ideal response?

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The movement that called for a return to basic Confucian principles in response to the growing influence of Buddhism and Daoism in China is known in the West as __________

a. Divination b. Falun Dafa c. Neo-Confucianism d. Ritual Daoism e. The Self-Cultivation Movement

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According to the compatibilist, when we act on the basis of reasons, our action is

a. caused and voluntary. b. caused and involuntary. c. uncaused and voluntary. d. uncaused and involuntary.

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