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Comte argues that science is a discipline which describes
 
 

a. causes, such as gravity, that operate within reality.
  b. merely observable sequences of phenomena within experience.
  c. merely the ideological myths of our current culture.
  d. realities that lie beyond our ordinary observations.



Question 2

Scientism is the claim that
 
 

a. science is the only reliable source of knowledge and values.
  b. science is one of the many useful ways to obtain knowledge.
  c. scientific knowledge is the most limited form of knowledge.
  d. science is merely an ideology or tool of the ruling class.
 
 




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Answer to Question 1

b.

Answer to Question 2

a.





 

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