In the context of the main teachings of the Daodejing, identify a true statement.

A. Daoism emphasizes the elimination of whatever is unnecessary and artificial and an appreciation of the simple and the apparently ordinary.
B. Wu wei is the name for whatever mysterious reality makes nature to be what it is and to act the way it does.
C. Because Daoists pursue the aggressive way, they love weapons and war.
D. Daoists believe that, as humans, it is impossible to attain a vision of things that goes beyond apparent opposites such as I-you, good-bad, and so forth.


Answer: A

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