Is there something as truth? For a good many centuries "the search for truth" has been【31】
If people look for anything long enough without finding it, the question naturally arises【36】the thing is really there to find. You have seen a picture of an animal with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail—and maybe an eagle's wings for good【37】There is plenty of evidence that each part of this animal【38】--but there is no【39】evidence that the parts ever occur in this combination. It is at least conceivable that the seekers after "truth" have made a similar mistake and invented an【40】combination.
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A.regarded
B.considered
C.pondered
D.referred