How did changing ideas on the role of the individual affect the way scientists began to understand the physical world? a. By raising the importance of the individual, Renaissance thinkers were able to concentrate for long periods of time on a single thought. b. By raising the importance of the individual, Europeans were able to see past the idea that God was responsible for all order in the universe. c. By raising the importance of the individual, scholars were able to take the control over learning out of the hands of the monks. d. By raising the importance of the individual, scientists could focus on the biological functions of individual persons.