According to Kierkegaard, truth depends on:

A. the relation between a statement and independent objects in the world.

B. whether a statement's contrary entails a contradiction.

C. the relation between a belief and its subject.

D. the preponderance of the evidence being for or against a statement.

E. Both B and C


Answer: C

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