Question

Which statement best expresses the ideas of the Scientific Revolution? 1. Scientific ideas should be made to conform with existing thought systems. 2.People should use reason and experimentation to draw scientific conclusions 3.Superstition and magic are important aspects of the natural world. 4.Religious authorities are responsible for understanding and interpreting new information.

Answer 1

Statement 2. People should use reason and experimentation to draw scientific conclusions better expresses the ideas of Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution meant the emergence of modern science at the beginning of modernism when developments in mathematics, biology, physics, anatomy, and chemistry changed society's viewpoint about nature. Empiricism played an important role by stating that knowledge comes from sensory experience and emphasizing evidence gathered through experimentation.