A sound argument is one that is valid and

A. has a true conclusion.
B. has at least one true premise.
C. has all true premises.
D. is accepted by most people.


C. has all true premises.

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A. a request by his spiritual teacher to preach B. a prophetic call near a river C. a dream of a child who told Nanak to leave home D. a near-death experience from sickness

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What will be an ideal response?

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William Paley’s argument seeks to show that

a. at each and every moment, the universe requires a divine cause to sustain it in its continued existence. b. the universe is similar to a human artifact in that it is a mechanism that requires a designer. c. God has revealed his moral laws in physical nature. d. the universe is infinite and therefore requires an infinite cause.

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