A natural agent acts for:

a. an end which it itself determines.
b. an end which is determined for it by another.
c. the sake of pleasure. d. the sake of other people. e. none of these answers.


b

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A natural science research team identifies all the ways that the data being gathered might be discounted as irrelevant or as misleading, and then take steps to guard against the these problems with data collection occurring

This represents which step in the scientific investigation? (a) Design a procedure to ensure that the data gathered will reveal the full range of possible observations. (b) Conduct the study or the experiment and gather the data. (c) Critique the findings. (d) Identify all the factors related to the hypothesis and the phenomenon of interest that it will be important to measure, control, or monitor.

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Why is “traditional religion” an ambiguous term for the religions dealt with in this chapter?

a. Most people don’t know what “traditional” means. b. Not very many scholars use it today. c. All religions are traditions because they are handed down from the past. d. This term is used only of very old religions.

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Which of the following is NOT among the classic justifications for the use of force?

a. Punishment of evil b. Preemption c. Protection of the innocent d. Defense against wrongful attack

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In Iranian culture, the term ayatollah refers to a(n) _________

a. low-ranking prayer leader b. recognized scholar with authoritative writings c. middle-ranking scholar d. uneducated follower

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