CULT 2005 Humber College - Week 10 Questions and Answers
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CULT 2005 Humber College - Week 10 Questions and Answers
Occam's Razor
- It can be helpful when choosing between complex explanations
- It has been used for over 500 years
- it argues that we should not multiply entities beyond necessity
How subtext can help us understand the UFO phenome...
CULT 2005 Humber College - Week 10
Questions and Answers
Occam's Razor - answer - It can be helpful when choosing between complex
explanations
- It has been used for over 500 years
- it argues that we should not multiply entities beyond necessity
How subtext can help us understand the UFO phenomenon - answer ...
Captain Edward Rupert - the most likely explanation for the death of Captain Thomas
Mantell in 1948 - answer A top secret Project Skyhook balloon had been mistaken
for a UFO and Mantell flew his plane too high
Project Grudge - Air Force operation which tried to discredit the UFO phenomenon. Any
evidence in favour of the existence of UFOs, was ignored and the evidence which
supported the conclusion they wanted was concentrated on. What is this an example
of? - answer Confirmation Bias
An example of a conclusion using the Drake equation - answer The chances of life
existing on any given planet is extremely small. However, there are so many planets
that the chances of life existing in the universe is high
Where does the term "Flying Saucer" come from? - answer A reporter misquoted
Kenneth Arnold (who actually said the UFOs resembled boomerangs)
Occam's razor - Most likely reason for a ship to go missing in the Bermuda Triangle -
answer A storm at sea
Drake equation factors - answer - The percentage of stars with planets
-The number of stars in the universe
-The percentage of planets that support life
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