Which of the following is a premise of the First Cause argument given in the text?

a. Nothing can be the cause of itself.
b. Every being is either contingent or necessary.
c. There must be a cause of the design manifested in the world.
d. all of the above


a. Nothing can be the cause of itself.

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If Baha'is believe that individual spiritual transformation will fix challenges facing humanity, why do they work to change public thought and policy?

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Kant’s categorical imperative required that an act was right if

a. a maxim of the action could be willed to be a universal law. b. it were ordered by God c. it were ordered by the State d. was recognized by common law

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What is the name for an action that is morally allowed but not mandatory

What will be an ideal response?

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