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QUESTION 19 The concept of the universe as a mechanism governed by causal laws i

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QUESTION 19

The concept of the universe as a mechanism governed by causal laws is:

a key conception of the universe accepted by modern science.

a key conception of ancient Scandinavian culture.

a conception considered by all the great modern scientists and philosophers, but also rejected as nonsense by all of them.

a conception not at all considered truthful by Galileo or Descartes.

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QUESTION 20

Aristotle agrees that ethics is

more like mathematics than like astronomy.

more like navigation than navigation itself is.

more like navigation than astronomy.

more like a pure science than an applied discipline.

a.

a key conception of the universe accepted by modern science.

b.

a key conception of ancient Scandinavian culture.

c.

a conception considered by all the great modern scientists and philosophers, but also rejected as nonsense by all of them.

d.

a conception not at all considered truthful by Galileo or Descartes.

Explanation / Answer

Q. 19. option B, a key conception of ancient Scandinavian culture.

a conception considered by all the great modern scientists and philosophers, but also rejected as nonsense by all of them. this true for Anthropic mechanism but not for universe machanism.

Q20. option B

more like navigation than navigation itself is.