In His Work Pensees, Pascal

question 105

Multiple Choice

In his work Pensees, Pascal

• A) showed that science and religion were incompatible.
• B) popularized the scientific method.
• C) offered his thoughts on the heliocentric theory.
• D) attempted to convince rationalists that Christianity was valid by appealing to their reason and emotions.
• E) advocated the importance of thought.

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Definitions:

Objectivity

The practice of maintaining impartiality and neutrality, avoiding bias or subjective influences in judgments and analyses.

Scientific Method

A systematic process for conducting research and experimentation, involving the observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and the analysis of data to draw conclusions.

Economics

Economics is the social science that studies how individuals, governments, firms, and nations make choices on allocating scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.

Experiments

Scientific procedures undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.