Lehrer's Human Thermometer thought experiment is intended to show that
A) in at least some cases, knowing requires simply having correct information.
B) reliably produced belief is knowledge.
C) knowledge is reliably produced TRUE belief.
D) in at least some cases, knowing seems to require more than just having correct information.

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Lehrer's Human Thermometer thought experiment illustrates that merely having correct information (in this case, the correct body temperature) does not necessarily constitute knowledge. It suggests that knowing requires more than just having accurate information; it also involves how that information is obtained or the context in which one comes to believe it.

Lehrer's Human Thermometer Thought Experiment Is Intended to Show That