Scientific Reasoning: Patterns of Inference
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According to Aristotle's reasoning, what was supposed to be eternal?

  • Theistic religions
  • God
  • The universe (correct)
  • Pre-existing material

    • What did the discovery by Edwin Hubble in the 1920's reveal about the universe?

  • The universe is shrinking
  • The universe is static and unchanging
  • The universe is smaller than previously assumed
  • The universe is much larger than previously assumed (correct)

    • Based on the brightness of a star and its distance from Earth, what could be calculated?

  • How far each star is from each other (correct)
  • The color of the star
  • The population of stars in the universe
  • The age of the universe

    • What was assumed to be less than 10,000 years in the Christian world until the 19th century?

    <p>The time of the universe's creation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Aristotle's reasoning suggest about the pre-existing material?

    <p>It had to be eternal or not eternal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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