Organized religions in the seventeenth century
A) conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper.
B) rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world.
C) contributed greatly to scientific research through work in cathedral schools.
D) largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children."
E) rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science.
B
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