The first of the Four Noble Truths states that:

A) ?the cause of suffering is desire.
B) ?to end desire is to end suffering.
C) ?all life is suffering.
D) ?to end desire, one must follow the Noble Eightfold Path.


C

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A) ?Life-cycle rituals are more important in China than in other cultures. B) ?In China, marriage is more a religious arrangement than a social one. C) ?The traditional Chinese funeral has great religious and cultural significance. D) ?Cremation is common in all Chinese religions and cultures.

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Unger's Mad Scientist thought experiment is intended to show that

A. sense experience can be a source of knowledge. B. because you can't be sure you're not at the mercy of a mad scientist right now, sense experience can't be a source of knowledge. C. a mad scientist that controls our minds right now cannot possibly exist. D. when we're sure no mad scientist exists, we can have knowledge through sense experience.

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Identify the main issue in the following passage. If two or more issues are present, indicate how they are related-that is, does the settlement of one depend upon the settlement of the other?Average is as close to the top as it is to the bottom. A glass that is half empty is also half full. You should think positively. If you do, life will be more fun.

What will be an ideal response?

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According to David Ewing,

a. the corporate invasion of employees' civil rights is rampant. b. sympathetic strikes ought to be made illegal. c. employers have the right to fill the positions of striking workers with other workers. d. seniority ought not be a factor in making transfers or promotions

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