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Lisaclaire

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A first cause or first mover _____.
 
  A. is the kind of being whose existence shows that the universe can be explained without reference to God
  B. is Aquinas' way of referring to the most philosophically fundamental concept in discussing the universe, that-than-which-nothing-greater-can-be-thought
  C. is the first being in existence whose contingent nature allows us to trace a path back to God
  D. is a necessary being in its own right, that is, its existence is not contingent on something else

Question 2

Hume would say that golden mountains, unicorns, and centaurs show that some of the minds ideas are fictions.
 
  A. True
  B. False



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: True



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