Question

question 41 (mandatory) (1 point)
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as regards christianity, sir isaac newton believed that
a) all religions must be rejected because they are contrary to human reason.
b) religion was a lie told to keep the poor from rebellion.
c) all worldly concerns should be rejected for the salvation of the soul.
d) christianity is a superstition that ought to be rejected when tested by science.
e) science was compatible with belief in gods providential design.

Explanation:

Isaac Newton was a deeply religious Christian. He saw no contradiction between his scientific work and his Christian faith. He believed that science could reveal the orderly and rational design of God's creation. Option a is incorrect as he did not reject Christianity. Option b is a view more associated with some Enlightenment critics of religion in a more general sense (not Newton's view). Option c is not in line with Newton's active engagement in scientific (worldly in a sense of intellectual pursuit) and religious life. Option d is wrong as he did not see Christianity as a superstition to be rejected by science. Option e aligns with his belief that scientific exploration (like his own work in physics etc.) was compatible with the idea of God's providential design of the universe.

Answer:

e) science was compatible with belief in God's providential design.