According to Hume, no claim can be proven to be true unless:

A. the denial of the claim entails a contradiction.

B. we can conceive it clearly in our minds.
C. it's a clear and distinct proposition.

D. there is evidence eliminating all other possibilities.
E. it appears in Scripture.


Answer: A

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