Scientists would likely reject the hypothesis that a person was violent because the person was possessed by the Devil.Scientists reject a hypothesis like this one not because it is inherently wrong,but because the hypothesis lacks the necessary scientific characteristic of being
A) complex.
B) circular.
C) concise.
D) testable.

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Scientists require hypotheses to be testable in order for them to be able to be supported or falsified through experimentation and research. The idea of possession by the devil is not a testable hypothesis and therefore cannot be scientifically proven or disproven.

Scientists Would Likely Reject the Hypothesis That a Person Was