Consider the hypothesis: The severe weather that has hit the United States in recent months is punishment for the decline in morals in our society.This is an example of a hypothesis that is
A) falsifiable.
B) parsimonious.
C) not falsifiable.
D) confirmable.
E) testable.

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This hypothesis is not falsifiable because it involves a subjective interpretation of causality (morality causing severe weather) that cannot be objectively tested or measured. It is also not confirmable or parsimonious since it requires a belief system outside of empirical evidence.

Consider the Hypothesis: the Severe Weather That Has Hit the United