Which of the following is not an example of a skeptical hypothesis?
A) That the earth came into existence five minutes ago but with evidence of old age.
B) That you are dreaming right now rather than awake.
C) That you are a brain-in-a-vat being fed sensory experiences by a supercomputer.
D) That your memory is sometimes faulty with regard to events that happened long ago.

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Skeptical hypotheses question the possibility of having any knowledge at all or suggest a radical deception about the world, such as the world being a simulation or all of one's experiences being dreams. D, which concerns the reliability of memory for past events, does not propose a fundamental deception about the nature of reality or knowledge, making it not a skeptical hypothesis in the same way as the others.

Which of the Following Is Not an Example of a Skeptical