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| Scientists and other scholars have developed rigorous, exact procedures for proving many types of theories. t/f |
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| Generally speaking, when evaluating competing theories, it is desirable to select the simplest one- the one with the smallest number of variables. t/f |
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| a good theory raises more questions than it answers. t/f |
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| the roman catholic church immediately accepted Copernicus' finding that the earth rotates around the sun when it was announced. t/f |
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| Feurbach explained the origins of human atempts to celebrate the beauty of the world. t/f |
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| it is possible to learn a great deal about the earliest forms of religions by studying those of primitive people. t/f |
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| when marx described religion as the opiate of the people, he meant that it is dangerous and addictive |
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| all religions are theistic in some sense. t/f |
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| all religions are based on moral or ethical systems. t/f |
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| According to Marx, belief in heaven is a false consciousness that keeps oppressed people from rebelling. t/f |
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| All buddhist monks must live a slife of celibacy and never sleep under the same roof as a woman. t/f |
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| according to buddhist teachings, prince vessantra was a king who made offerings to the buddha. t/f |
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| No buddhist would ever harm or kill a monk because buddhists believe that this would lead to a very long time in hell. t/f |
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| Burma is a mahayana buddhist country in northeast asia. t/f |
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| most chinese are not concerned with ancestors because they believe them to have been reborn. t/f |
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| traditional chinese may be buddhist, taoist, and confucian at the same time. t/f |
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