Which of the following does not primarily depend upon empirical reasoning?
(a) The discovery that Ebola, although highly contagious, could be medically managed.
(b) The discovery that talking, reading, and singing to children from their earliest years is positively correlated with higher levels of academic success as the children grow up.
(c) The inference that because empirical reasoning can never yield absolute certainty it is not capable of demonstrating the meaning of life.
(d) The development of genetically modified plants and animals.
c
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INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Author Tim LaHaye says that the rapture (when all righteous people will be miraculously lifted up to heaven) will occur in the not too distant future. Therefore, this event is sure to happen soon
A) Inductive, strong. B) Deductive, uncogent. C) Deductive, invalid. D) Inductive, weak. E) Deductive, valid.
Socrates was the first philosopher:
A. to study cosmology. B. to write a dialogue. C. to found a school. D. in the western tradition. E. to develop the idea that there is a parallel between language and the world.
Which two New Testament documents does Placher identify as having likely been representative of an early Jewish-style of Christian faith that thrived in Palestine and Syria?
A) Romans and Revelation B) John and 1 John C) Matthew and James D) Luke and Acts
According to Daly, traditional morality has emphasized stereotypically feminine
virtues.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.