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28 Apr 2025, 08:52
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People with modern views feel that a genuine belief in astrology is proof of a naive and unscien- tific mindset. However, in the past, people with great intellect and scientific wisdom accepted astrology wholeheartedly. Therefore, there is no scientific basis for not accepting astrology. The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?
(A) Since it has been debated for ages whether astrology has any scientific merit, any evi- dence to show that it has a method of proof will be fallacious.
(B) There has been a rapid progression of intelligence in modern people.
(C) The implied assumption that everyone with modern views does not believe in astrology is false.
(D) A faith can be consistent with the available proofs and accepted scientific notions at one time but not with the accepted proofs and notions at a later time.
(E) There might be an authentic nonscientific basis for not accepting astrology.
(A) Since it has been debated for ages whether astrology has any scientific merit, any evi- dence to show that it has a method of proof will be fallacious.
(B) There has been a rapid progression of intelligence in modern people.
(C) The implied assumption that everyone with modern views does not believe in astrology is false.
(D) A faith can be consistent with the available proofs and accepted scientific notions at one time but not with the accepted proofs and notions at a later time.
(E) There might be an authentic nonscientific basis for not accepting astrology.
21 Jun 2025, 11:06
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The argument:
There is no scientific basis for rejecting astrology today because in the past, even people with great intellect and scientific wisdom believed in it.
(D) points out a flaw in reasoning: Just because something was accepted as scientific in the past doesn’t mean it still holds up under modern scientific standards.
Answer: D
There is no scientific basis for rejecting astrology today because in the past, even people with great intellect and scientific wisdom believed in it.
(D) points out a flaw in reasoning: Just because something was accepted as scientific in the past doesn’t mean it still holds up under modern scientific standards.
Answer: D
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