Evaluate the following statement from a utilitarian point of view: "Tests are causing suffering to students, and professors always complain about having to grade tests, so tests should be abolished."

What will be an ideal response?


Answer will vary.

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a. human beings evolved from the beasts. b. human beings were not created but evolved. c. nature is an arena of struggle and brutality. d. survival rather than power is the fundamental force in life.

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The emergence of a new paradigm in a field affects those in a group that practices that field by

A) converting them all to a new way of perceiving reality. B) requiring retraining and reeducation in their field. C) disqualifying many of them from professional practice. D) making the older school of thought eventually disappear.

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Thales believed that everything is composed of _____

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The Buddha left home and became enlightened in only one year

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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