The objective truth of a statement depends upon:
A. whether or not it conforms to some independent state of affairs in the world.
B. what the scientific authorities think about it.
C. whether or not the subject passionately believes it.
D. the relation between a belief and the subject of the belief.
E. the relation between the belief and itself.
Answer: A
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