Question

Based on claims you already have good reason to believe, your background information, and your assessment of the credibility of any cited experts, indicate for each of the following claims whether you would aocept it, reject it, or proportion your belief to the evidence. Give reasons for your answers. If you decide to proportion your belief to the evidence, indicate generally what degree of plausibility you would assign to the claim.

1. North Korea is a communist paradise where everyone prospers and human rights are respected. 2. Dr. Xavier, a world-famous astrologer, says that the position of the sun, planets, and stars at your birth influences your choice of careers and your marital status. 3. Eleanor Morgan, a Nobel Prize—winning economist, says that modern democratic systems (including developed nations) are not viable. 4. Eating meat rots your colon. 5. The highway speed limit in New York is 65 mph.

Answer 1

1. I reject it.

As we know, North Korea is officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. But it is under monopolistic rule. And also North Korean government does not guarantee its people basic living conditions. As there exists a monopolistic rule, where everything and everyone are owned by the rulers, people of North Korea are exempted from enjoying human rights and basic necessities.

2. I reject it.

Astrology is the belief that alignment of stars and planets affects every individual's mood, personality, and environment, depending on when he/she was born. But it doesn't mean that these astronomical bodies affect a person's life. It has no scientific evidence to prove that astrology influence human life's. Fundamentally, there are 4 forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force and weak nuclear force. If an object affects a person, it can do only by interacting through one of these forces.

3. I accept it.

Modern democracy are more transparent and accountable than ancient democracy. It consists of outside institutions like free and independent news media and labour unions. This inturn leads a non viable situation in modern democracy. According to the survey taken by tech experts, use of technology will weaken democracy due to the decline of journalism, impact of surveillance capitalism and the speed and scope of reality distortion.

4. I reject it.

Eating meat does not rot one's colon. Meat will be fully digested in 4-6 hours after consuming. Human body''s digestive system is well designed to digest meat inorder to use its wide range of nutrients, like, iron, zinc, etc.

5. I reject it.

In New York, if there is no posted speed limit, then state speed limit is 55 mph. And on most expressways it is 45 mph.