According to the Hippocratics, physicians assign supernatural causes to a disease in order to:

a. ?charge larger fees for their services
b. ?make the disease more comprehensible to their patient
c. ?mask their ignorance concerning the nature of the disease
d. ?cure the disease more effectively


ANSWER:
c

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