Albert Einstein, when he developed his theory of relativity, used the method of "suspension of disbelief" regarding the generally accepted belief that time is absolute.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
Actually, Einstein used the "method of doubt." This method, best known by Descartes' use of it, involves pretending that you do not know anything, starting new knowledge acquisition from the ground up, and proving each step along the way so that there is an unbroken chain of justification.
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Which of the following is NOT a main purpose for Paul's letter to the Philippians?
a. To request an even larger gift. b. To thank the Philippians for the most recent gift they had sent c. To affect sympathy from the Philippian believers for Paul's imprisonment d. To respond to questions and problems in the Philippian church raised byEpaphroditus
In The Affluent Society, Galbraith discusses the __________ effect
a. Diffusion b. Indirect c. Dependence d. Lateral
After the return from Babylon to Jerusalem, this priest probably began the process of canonizing books as the word of God
a. Mordechai b. Herod c. Ezra d. Hezekiah
A consequentialist theory measures the morality of an action by its ____________________ consequences
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).