Why is teaching a child superstition as truth a terrible thing? For the same reason as was suggested by Hypatia of Alexandria, namely because the young mind accepts and believes them, and the person ________
(a) then lives by those superstitions throughout life
(b) then mistrusts the authority figures who teach superstitions
(c) then is guided by the authority figures who teach superstitions
(d) only through paid and perhaps tragedy can be relieved of them years later
(e) only through joy and perhaps great effort can pass them on to future generations
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a. Confucius b. Mengzi (Mencius) c. Wang Yangming d. Xun Zi (Hsun Tzu) e. Zhu Xi
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. One that is ethically suspect c. One that is for leisure and entertainment b. One that is marketed to single men d. One that is designed to fail