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.
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
The first pillar of Islam is called _________
A) shahada B) sawm C) zakat D) hajj
Rationalists believe that truth is
a. Universal b. Dependent c. Subjective d. Context dependent