Consider the following assertions.
If sugar has sweetness today, it does not mean that it will remain sweet tomorrow also because
1. Sweetness is not inherent in the sugar.
2. There is only circumstantial relation between sugar and the sweetness.
3. There is no necessary causal relation between sugar and the sweetness.
4. There is only conjunction between sugar and the sweetness.
Select the correct option in the light of David Hume's view point.
A. Only 1 is correct
B. Only 2 is correct
C. 3 and 4 are correct
D. 2 and 4 are correct
Answer: Option C
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