According to Franz Anton Mesmer, _____

According to Franz Anton Mesmer, _____.

A) animal spirits were capable of penetrating and strangling the human spirit causing people to behave abnormally
B) people evolved from animals, and the abnormal behaviors are simply a level above animal behaviors
C) the distribution of a magnetic fluid in a person could be influenced by the magnetic forces of other people, as well as by the alignments of the planets
D) people exhibit abnormal behaviors because magnetic fluids solidify and get lodged at the base of the brain