For Buddhists, bad karma can be related to __________

a. a mistake of ritual
b. a prior existence
c. a well-intentioned act
d. sins of the father being placed on the child


b

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

1. Viewed structurally, there are seven developed narratives in the Book of Judges. 2. Almost all the major judges are politically "unattached" warriors who serve no one but themselves and Yahweh. 3. According to Deuteronomistic editors, Israel's embrace of syncretism during the Judges era explains its inability to possess all of Canaan. 4. The narrative within Judges follows the familiar Deuteronomistic theology of victory and defeat. 5. Seemingly ignorant of their covenant obligations, the Israelites anger Yahweh by mixing his worship with that of other gods, particularly El.

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Which of the following claims does Michael Pollan advance?

a. Eating animal meat is never ethical b. Eating animal meat is sometimes ethical c. Animal liberation is a fringe idea d. Animals do not possess a “characteristic form of life”

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James was invited to give the Gifford lectures in Scotland

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Consider this argument: Bob is 13 feet tall So, Bob is taller than most other people Suppose there are no implicit premises: this is the whole argument. Which of the following is true about this argument?

A) The premise entails the conclusion because, if the premise is true, the conclusion has to be true. B) The premise does not entail the conclusion because, if the premise is true, the conclusion could still be false ( setting aside facts not supplied by the premise ). C) The premise entails the conclusion because, setting aside facts not supplied by the premise, there is no way the premise could be true and the conclusion false. D) The premise does not entail the conclusion because it has no suppositional strength.

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