In What Way Did Descartes Feel That the Universe Was

question 10

Multiple Choice

In what way did Descartes feel that the universe was analogous to a machine?

• A)God had designed nature like a clockmaker,using reason and mathematics.
• B)Skeptical reasoning best explains mechanical devices such as clocks.
• C)In an age in which technology was developing so rapidly,God was no longer relevant.
• D)Unlike living beings,the physical universe had no soul.
• E)Nature was constantly changing,much like the shifting hands of a clock.

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