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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The scientific formula led to breakthroughs in disciplines such as astronomy, physics, and medicine, but it could not deal with what issues?
2. For what purpose is the U.S. military experimenting with implanting computer chips in the brains of soldiers?
3. Under the Modern Covenant, humans give up meaning for what?
4. What group of individuals are being held responsible for the potential reversal of the humanist revolution?
5. Who famously declared that God is dead?
Short Essay Questions
1. What experience changed journalist Sally Adee's life after she tested the battlefield simulator in Ohio?
2. What is the "Our Boys Didn't Die in Vain" syndrome?
3. What is socialist humanism?
4. What is the crucial problem that may prevent humans from finding employment?
5. Where do many research professors find volunteers for their experiments and tests?
6. What did the computer Watson do that changed the perception of artificial intelligence?
7. How does the "more stuff" credo affect society?
8. What do socialist humanists claim happens when liberal humanists focus only on themselves?
9. Politicians and economists insist growth is vital for what three reasons?
10. Why was German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized for her comments to a teenage Palestinian refugee girl?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the commandments of the new Data Religion?
Essay Topic 2
Explain Harari's concept of intersubjective reality.
Essay Topic 3
Why is humanism superior to religion and the belief in God?
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