Sentence 1: And the table, is it on this side of the door, or on the farther, servants' side?

Sentence 2: There are no tables here.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: no

Sentence 1: Ben Franklin (probably) wasn't afraid of anything.

Sentence 2: Ben Franklin conducted his experiments like he wasn't afraid of anything.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: The Mahayana allowed worship of the Buddha and recognized other holy figures as well.

Sentence 2: The Mahayana considered worship central to their culture.
Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer:
it is not possible to tell