Al-Ghazali writes, "They [beliefs based on sense or intellect] are true in respect of your present state; but it is possible that a state will come upon you whose relation to your waking consciousness is analogous to the relation of the latter to dreaming." This insight leads him to
A) question beliefs based on prophetic revelation.
B) absolute certainty about beliefs based on sensation.
C) skepticism about knowledge claims based on sense and intellect.
D) the firm conviction that certainty can only be reached by systematic demonstration and rational argument.
C
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