Demea asserts as a general principle that ...
A) "Humans are rational."
B) "Ideas of perfection are clear and distinct."
C) "Whatever exists must have a cause or reason of its existence."
D) "Our sense perceptions are pathways to the forms of perfection."

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Demea's general principle is the cosmological argument, which states that everything that exists must have a cause or reason of its existence. This is reflected in choice C. Choices A and D reflect the views of other philosophers (such as Descartes), while choice B is a statement about ideas of perfection rather than a general principle.

Demea Asserts as a General Principle That