Critical naturalism differs from materialism in that
a. materialism rejects the idea that an independent immaterial substance (like a soul) exists, while critical naturalism affirms the idea.
b. materialism rejects all forms of supernaturalism, while critical naturalism affirms some forms of supernatural existence.
c. materialism views all reality as a mechanical process, while critical naturalism holds that life can not be reduced to physiochemical processes.
d. materialism rejects the claims of religious experience made by mystics, while critical naturalism embraces such claims.
ANS: C
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