According to Horton, traditional religious beliefs differ from natural science in that

A) the theoretical entities are material forces rather than persons.

B) social relationships are the focus of peoples' efforts to be reduced to a more familiar dimension.

C) they are theory-laden.

D) in traditional cultures nature is the focus of reduction from the unfamiliar to the familiar.


D

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