Blaise Pascal tried to reconcile religion and science by arguing that _____________.
A. innate ideas allowed humans to conceive of God
B. the laws of motion implied that something or someone had to initiate motion to start with; hence, God existed
C. the heart drew on intuition as the mind drew on logic, but the heart provided a deeper view
D. deism would not explain miracles; hence, science and religion had to be compatible
E. God gave humans the knowledge and reason to analyze the workings of the universe, but not the ability to create one
Answer: C
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