In Galileo's time, Ptolemy's geocentric planetary system and Copernicus's heliocentric planetary system were

a. auxiliary hypotheses.
b. competing hypotheses.
c. alternative hypotheses that predicted the same observations.
d. All of these choices.


b

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The Council of Nicaea in 325 CE did all of the following except

A. reject the idea that Jesus was entirely human. B. create a formal statement of orthodox Christian belief. C. initially reject the Gospel of John because it did not fit with the other three Gospels. D. assert that there was never a time when Jesus did not exist.

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Educated and wealthy persons are equally as likely to become research subjects as the uneducated and poor

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The first pillar of Islam is called _________

A) shahada B) sawm C) zakat D) hajj

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Rationalists believe that truth is

a. Universal b. Dependent c. Subjective d. Context dependent

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