The main point of the example about the theory that Tyrannosaurus mastered fire was...
A. that the prior probability of a given species having mastered fire is higher than one in millions
B. that we can't be sure that only one species has mastered fire because many other species lived in the distant past
C. that we simply have no idea how confident we should be that Tyrannosaurus mastered fire, before finding the new evidence
D. that we can use the degree of fit with our background knowledge to compare the prior probabilities of theories
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a. sedition b. libel c. slander d. none of these
According to Thomas Aquinas's hierarchy of laws, the law that is least binding on humanity is ________.
A. human law B. natural law C. divine law D. eternal law
Mystical experience produces knowledge of reality because all mystics have the same experience.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Johnson and Powers explicitly deny that moral evaluation is
a. zero sum c. applicable to agents b. cumulative d. applicable to actions