According to Hume, "No satisfactory answer can be given to any of these questions, upon the abstract hypothesis of _________; and we must at last acknowledge, that the crime or immorality is no particular fact or relation, which can be the object of the understanding, but arises entirely from the sentiment of disapprobation."
A) science
B) geometry
C) morals
D) humanity

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Hume is arguing that questions about morality cannot be answered by abstract reasoning or scientific investigation alone, but are rooted in human sentiment and moral judgment. This suggests that moral values are not objective facts that can be discovered through reason or observation, but are subjective and relativistic, dependent on individual or cultural perspectives.

According to Hume, "No Satisfactory Answer Can Be Given to Any