Van Wants to Use Social Science to Help Him Decide

question 49

Multiple Choice

Van wants to use social science to help him decide if Protestantism is a better religion than Catholicism.As a methodologist,your best response would be:

• A)depends on what you mean by "Protestantism"
• B)sorry, science cannot settle debates about values
• C)depends on what you mean by "better"
• D)the best thing to do would be to interview a Protestant and a Catholic
• E)complete a survey

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Present Value

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