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Outline the principal criteria for determining the value of an objective or interpretive theory. |
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Compare the criteria for evaluating objective and interpretive theories. Do any similarities exist between them? |
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A good objective theory is testable. How does this criterion relate to one's belief in God? Is it testable? If so, how? If not, should we cast such belief aside? |
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Outline the principal features of Bormann's symbolic convergence theory. Do you see it as more of an objective or interpretive theory? |
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Think of a small group of which you are/were a part. What fantasies has the group shared? How have the fantasies created community within the group? |
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