2. Consider the following two competing explanations for the…

Question Answered step-by-step 2. Consider the following two competing explanations for the… 2.  Consider the following two competing explanations for the presence of dinosaur fossils dating back hundreds of millions of years:Explanation 1: The presence of dinosaur fossils within the geological record is explained by the fact that dinosaurs really did live on planet Earth beginning roughly 230 million years ago, with the vast majority of dinosaur species going extinct roughly 65 million years ago. Dinosaur fossils are the fossilized remains of creatures that long predate the emergence of homo sapiens.Explanation 2: The presence of dinosaur fossils within the geological record is explained by the fact that an all-powerful, all-knowing, transcendent creator, God, put them there in an attempt to test human beings’ faith in the biblical timeline.Which of these two explanations invokes an ad hoc hypothesis? What is the ad hoc hypothesis, and how can we tell that it is ad hoc?  Arts & Humanities Philosophy MODR 1770 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)