Which of the following is a major difference between scientific explanations and explanations based on belief?
A. The evidence required to verify explanations based on belief is less powerful than the evidence required to verify a scientific explanation.
B. Explanations based on belief are more likely to be verified by empirical observation than are scientific explanations.
C. Explanations based on belief are assumed to be true, whereas scientific explanations are accepted only provisionally.
D. Scientific explanations require no evidence to support them.
Answer: C
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