A new center celebrating all religions is to be built in Dawn City. Since statues depicting human beings are considered blasphemous in certain religions, the architect of the new center avoided including statues of men or women in her plans for the center so that no-one is offended.
Which of the following is an assumption made by the architect of the center in Dawn City
A) All statues may be found objectionable by some people.
B) Not only statues of men but also statues of women may be found to be objectionable by some people.
C) Statues of human beings are not essential to the worship of any religion.
D) The inappropriateness of statues is discussed at length in many scriptures.
E) Some religions incorporate statues of animals in their ritual.
OA C
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Premise: A new center celebrating all religions is to be built in Dawn city.
Conclusion: Since statues depicting human beings are considered blasphemous in certain religions, the architect of the new center avoided including statues of men or women in her plans for the center so that no one is offended.
Option A - Incorrect:
The architect's assumption is centered on statues depicted in human beings considered as blasphemous in certain religious in particular and not by some people. The focus is on religion and its principles, and not the people.
Option B - Incorrect:
This is similar to option A. We are to put into account that statues created in men and women form are objectionable by "certain religions" and not some set of people.
Option C - Correct:
If statues of human beings were essential to worship by all religions, it would have been included in the architect's plan but because it is considered blasphemous in certain religions, he avoided it. This further implies that "not all" but some religions are in support of statues in human beings. Thus, it portrays that it is not essential to the worship of any religion. Therefore, this claim is correct.
Option D - Incorrect:
No, this is not true. There is no scriptural information portrayed in the passage regarding this claim.
Option E - Incorrect:
While this may sound logical based on the assumption on critics of statues in human beings only and not animals in accordance with the passage, we still cannot verify if this claim is correct with respect to the passage because it wasn't centered on animals. Therefore, this statement is wrong.
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Conclusion: Since statues depicting human beings are considered blasphemous in certain religions, the architect of the new center avoided including statues of men or women in her plans for the center so that no one is offended.
Option A - Incorrect:
The architect's assumption is centered on statues depicted in human beings considered as blasphemous in certain religious in particular and not by some people. The focus is on religion and its principles, and not the people.
Option B - Incorrect:
This is similar to option A. We are to put into account that statues created in men and women form are objectionable by "certain religions" and not some set of people.
Option C - Correct:
If statues of human beings were essential to worship by all religions, it would have been included in the architect's plan but because it is considered blasphemous in certain religions, he avoided it. This further implies that "not all" but some religions are in support of statues in human beings. Thus, it portrays that it is not essential to the worship of any religion. Therefore, this claim is correct.
Option D - Incorrect:
No, this is not true. There is no scriptural information portrayed in the passage regarding this claim.
Option E - Incorrect:
While this may sound logical based on the assumption on critics of statues in human beings only and not animals in accordance with the passage, we still cannot verify if this claim is correct with respect to the passage because it wasn't centered on animals. Therefore, this statement is wrong.
Thanks.
