Blaise Pascal Tried to Reconcile Religion and Science by Arguing

question 60

Multiple Choice

Blaise Pascal tried to reconcile religion and science by arguing that _____________.

• A) innate ideas allowed humans to conceive of God
• B) the laws of motion implied that something or someone had to initiate motion to start with; hence, God existed
• C) the heart drew on intuition as the mind drew on logic, but the heart provided a deeper view
• D) deism would not explain miracles; hence, science and religion had to be compatible
• E) God gave humans the knowledge and reason to analyze the workings of the universe, but not the ability to create one

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