What Did Denis Diderot and Paul D'Holbach Argue That Led

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Multiple Choice

What did Denis Diderot and Paul d'Holbach argue that led to their conclusion God was unnecessary?

• A) Matter worked mechanically through the laws of physics
• B) Matter and motion were eternal
• C) God as a first cause also would have to be considered a contingent being, thus the universe could have no noncontingent being, that is, God
• D) They argued, God was dead

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