What Was the Opinion of Enlightenment Writers on the Role

question 6

Multiple Choice

What was the opinion of Enlightenment writers on the role of religion in society?

• A) They believed that religion was the key to social and political reform and within its teachings could be found the tenets of reason.
• B) They disdained the practices of hierarchical churches such as the Roman Catholic church and the Church of England but supported the tenets of Protestantism.
• C) They did not necessarily oppose organized religion, but they strenuously objected to religious intolerance.
• D) They disdained all forms of religion and religious belief, arguing that religiosity caused superstition, bigotry, and mass stupidity.

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Definitions:

Temporal Summation

Summation of the local potential that results when two or more action potentials arrive at a single synapse in rapid succession.

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that travel along the membrane of a neuron signaling the cell to perform its function.

Synapse

The junction between two nerve cells, where electrical signals are transmitted from one neuron to another.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses.