Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A contingent being is one which depends on something else for its existence.
2. The text criticized the cosmological argument by denying the premise that every event has a cause.
3. According to the text, the philosopher associated with the argument from contingency is Samuel Clark.
4. The opposite of a contingent being is a necessary being.


T 1. A contingent being is one which depends on something else for its existence.
F 2. The text criticized the cosmological argument by denying the premise that every event has a cause.
T 3. According to the text, the philosopher associated with the argument from contingency is Samuel Clark.
T 4. The opposite of a contingent being is a necessary being.

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