Suppose that scientific theories A and B are equally supported by the evidence and that both fit equally well with our other beliefs. If you embraced the pragmatic theory of truth, you could still say A is true if it

A) corresponded to the facts.
B) could be more easily tested and encouraged further experimentation.
C) corresponded to our religious beliefs.
D) helped us solve the "two-world hypothesis."

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nikita thapliyal · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The pragmatic theory of truth suggests that the truth of a belief is determined by its practical consequences or usefulness. Therefore, if theory A could be more easily tested and encouraged further experimentation, making it more useful in a practical sense, it would be considered true under the pragmatic theory of truth.

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