About a Century and a Half Ago, Matthew Arnold Found

Multiple Choice

About a century and a half ago, Matthew Arnold found in the withdrawing ocean tide a metaphor for the retreat of religious faith, and heard in the water's sound "the note of sadness." It would be wonderful to find in the laws of nature a plan prepared by a concerned creator in which human beings played some special role. I find sadness in doubting that we will. (Steven Weinberg, Dreams of a Final Theory)
This passage is made up of a(n) _____ and a(n) _____.

A) nonargument; explanation
B) argument; conclusion: I find sadness in doubting that we will
C) argument; conclusion: It would be wonderful to find in the laws of nature a plan prepared by a concerned creator in which human beings played some special role
D) nonargument; unsupported assertion