The term that James uses for the process through which an idea becomes true is

a) “invalidation.”
b) “certification.”
c) “verification.”
d) “solidification.”


c) "verification."

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Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage:"... despite the idealist yearnings in the body politic that this [the baby boom] generation supposedly epitomizes, the darker side of the lust for power is still present. Just witness the saga of the collapse of the once-promising career of Mayor Roger Hedgecock [former mayor of San Diego]."-Larry Remer and Gregory Dennis

What will be an ideal response?

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A theodicy is an attempt to

A. find commonalities among the world's religions. B. find common elements among all mythologies. C. translate all holy scriptures into a single language. D. justify belief in God given the existence of evil. E. identify the first religion humans practiced.

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The ____________________ response to the question of what the meaning of life is led Tolstoy out of his

depression.

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

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According to the Noble Eightfold Path, which of the following statements illustrates right intention?

A) ?To end suffering one must strive to satiate all of his/her desires. B) ?People must want to change before they can change. C) ?Deceptive speech adds to the suffering of the world. D) ?People must desire above all else to achieve nirvana.

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