This chapter teaches us that
a. You should not trust any authority if you want to know something for sure.
b. knowledge gained from our senses is the more reliable than any other source of knowledge.
c. certain self-evident principles are agreed upon by all people in all cultures.
d. we can not live with a thoroughgoing skepticism.
ANS: D
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