The seventeenth century responded to the scientific breakthroughs with new views of old ideas. For example Deism, which is a
A) theory that if a deity existed in supreme form, it would certainly make itself known. Since it has not been seen, it cannot exist.
B) study of the world religions in a quest for truth.
C) religious belief that recognizes a Supreme Being but rejects the idea that such a deity influences nature and human destiny.
D) belief that there was no way of processing a supreme being, therefore, it remained elusive and misunderstood.
E) religious belief that recognizes a Supreme Being and that deity influences nature and human destiny.
C
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