There are several criticisms of the Protestant ethic thesis discussed in your textbook.Which of the following is NOT one of these?
A) Capitalism was really stimulated by colonialism and the infusing of resources that resulted, not religious beliefs.
B) The rise of capitalism and the Protestant Reformation were coincidental but not causal; the resources for capital investment came largely from Jewish lenders rather than Protestants.
C) If they did contribute to the rise of capitalism, Protestant leaders did so unwittingly, since they tended to view rational pursuit of self interests as contrary to Christian morality.
D) The uniqueness of the correlation of individualism, hard work, and delayed gratification to Protestantism is denied.
E) Weber's assumptions were too deeply influenced by Karl Marx's anti-capitalistic ideology to be credible.
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