Owing to the existence of properties such as consciousness, intentionality, and rationality, Descartes concluded
A) there must be a mysterious, divine spark within human beings.
B) there must be another, fundamentally different category of things in the universe-minds.
C) minds must be more metaphysically fundamental than bodies.
D) All of the above

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Descartes believed that the existence of properties like consciousness and intentionality meant that there must be a separate category of things in the universe - minds. He did not necessarily argue for a divine spark within human beings, and while he did believe that minds were more fundamental than bodies, he did not specify that they were the most fundamental aspect of reality overall.

Owing to the Existence of Properties Such as Consciousness, Intentionality