Give four ways in which native African Yoruba religion and Roman Catholicism are similar; then explain how these similarities helped the Yoruba-based native religions from Africa blend with Roman Catholicism to create SanterĂ­a and Voodoo.

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a. both theories highlight the evolutionary advantage of altruism.= b. both theories maintain that psychological egoism is true. c. both theories emerged in the late 17th century. d. both theories effectively refute evolution as a causal contributor to human behavioral proclivities.

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Most early followers of Jesus were Jewish

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."People who read a lot are less apt to suffer from dementia. So we recommend reading for all our older patients."

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The ethical subjectivist claims that we all have a duty to be tolerant of others.

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

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