Compare and contrast Blaise Pascal's and Francis Bacon's approaches to the relationship between religion and science. On what would they agree? On what would they disagree?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Pascal's distinction between reason and faith
2. Pascal's wager and arguments regarding the practical moral and psychological benefits of faith
3. Bacon's argument that natural science and religious reasoning are compatible
4. Commercial developments and the idea that scientific improvement is part of God's plan
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A) ?Robert E. Lee. B) ?Braxton Bragg. C) ?Stonewall Jackson. D) ?Joseph Johnston. E) ?P. G. T. Beauregard.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).