Which of the following statements is FALSE about the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers?

A) They were optimistic about the future, believing that people are capable of building a better society through rational decisions.
B) They believed that the world can be understood through empirical observation and deductive reasoning.
C) They believed that society follows universal natural laws analogous to those of physics.
D) They believed that, as humans occupy a central position in the universe, the sun revolves around the earth.
E) none of the above


D

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