Why did Aristotle feel that humans should not put much faith in natural philosophy?
A) Most of creation could not be studied and therefore lay beyond human understanding.
B) It was sufficient to understand that gods and angels made the universe work.
C) Investigating the physical laws that governed the sun and planets was blasphemous.
D) Faith needed to be based on divine revelations in holy books, not study of physical nature.
E) Aristotle lived long before any serious observations were made of the world of nature.
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
Research on genetics and depression shows that ______.
A. genes are more important influences on depression than stress B. two genes, SRY and 5-HTTLPR, are especially important in depression C. 5-HTTLPR interacts with stress in predicting depression D. carriers of the s allele of the 5-HTTLPR gene have an 80% chance of developing depression
The text alludes to the fact that in the 1990s, one of the most important commodities that flowed from the U.S. to immigrants' countries of origin was
A. illegal drugs. B. medicines. C. clothing. D. money.
What did Kongo and Angola have in common with West Africa?
A) They established colonies of people in the Americas. B) They escaped connection to the slave trade. C) Their people divided labor by gender and lived in villages of extended families. D) They were similar in size.
As the author states, no matter how much never-to-be-recovered cash is poured into starting a magazine or keeping one going, _______ seem to be all that matter.
A. appearances B. finances C. readers D. corporate backers