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Passage A is adapted from a book review by physicist Freeman Dyson. ███████ █ ██ ███████ ████ █ ████████ ██ ███ ███████

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Intro topic · Two views of role of science in knowledge

Reductionists think all knowledge is reducible to science. Traditionalists think science is just one out of many kinds of knowledge. Dyson is a traditionalist.

Application of two views · Two takes on paranormal phenomena

Scientific attempts to study paranormal phenomena have failed. Skeptics think this means paranormal phenomena doesn’t exist. Dyson thinks they can still exist.

Support for A's Perspective · Anecdotal evidence of paranormal phenomena

There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence of paranormal phenomena. Although these can’t be reproduced under controlled conditions, there are good reasons why that’s not possible.

Support for A's perspective · Paranormal phenomena and science may be complementary

Paranormal phenomena and science may be complementary, meaning that they might both be valid, but can’t be observed at the same time.

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Stated in Passage B.

Passage A, however, does not say that paranormal phenomena actually exist. Passage A says that it may exist. By saying that it “may” exist, Passage A is only saying that paranormal phenomena is possible. Passage A may be convinced in its possibility, but that’s not the same as being convinced that it exists.

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(B) isn’t a misrepresentation of Passage A, because Passage A agrees that there is anecdotal evidence supporting the existence of paranormal phenomena.

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(D) isn’t a misrepresentation of Passage A, because Passage A does try to use the principle of complementarity to reconcile paranormal phenomena and science.

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(E) isn’t a misrepresentation of Passage A, because Passage A agrees that paranormal powers aren’t observable in scientific experiments.

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