Leibniz concludes, "Thus the final reason of things must be in a _________ substance, and this substance we call God."
A) sufficient
B) necessary
C) material
D) spiritual

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Leibniz argues that everything in the world has a reason for its existence or occurrence, and that this reason must ultimately culminate in a necessary substance that has the power to bring about all other things. He uses this argument to conclude that God must exist as this necessary substance. Therefore, the best answer is "necessary" (B). "Sufficient" (A) may be a tempting choice, but it does not capture the idea of a substance that is required to bring about all other things. "Material" (C) would not accurately depict God as a non-physical entity, and "spiritual" (D) seems too narrow of a term to encompass the vast nature of God that Leibniz portrays.

Leibniz Concludes, "Thus the Final Reason of Things Must Be