As a whole, modern society rejects all the following medieval beliefs EXCEPT
a. law should be applied differently according to a person's social class.
b. public issues should be settled by appeals to religious beliefs.
c. technology can be used to exploit the earth.
d. the universe is divided into a lower and an upper sphere each with their own laws.
e. natural disasters are God's punishment for people's sins.
c
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