BIO 2000 CH 2 Test Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Many of today's scientists who are considered to be blinded by science say that the true believers _____. A. seek self-condonement B. acknowledge the impossibility of things C. acknowledge the reality of meteorites D. suffer from a similar myopia D Those who accept the reality of the paranormal are referred to as the _____. A. mystic believers B. celestial believers C. phenomenal believers D. true believers D According to historian Thomas Kuhn, science advances only by recognizing and dealing with _____. A. morals B. anomalies C. norms D. facts B One of the most effective techniques of refuting a position is known as reductio ad absurdum that translates to _____. A. reduction to absurdity B. recommendation to absolve C. recognition of absurdity D. resolution to absolve A A human possessing the ability to fly is physically impossible but _____. A. never logically possible B. physically tolerable C. logically possible D. never technologically possible C In the context of refuting the law of noncontradiction, if one cannot believe things to be one way rather than another, then one _____. A. lacks emotional appeal B. cannot think at all C. uses reason to discern thoughts D. refuses to think subjectively B