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

Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best expresses the ideas of the Scientific Revolution? People should use reason and experimentation to draw scientific conclusions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientific revolution refers to the developments that happened in various branches of science which revolutionized the existing way of doing things. Rather than believing in existing knowledge to conclude things, scientists started using scientific experimentation and observations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Changing Idea: Scientific Method Scholars generally relied on ancient authorities, church teachings, common sense, and reasoning to explain the physical world. In time, scholars began to use observation, experimentation, and scientific reasoning to gather knowledge and draw conclusions about the physical world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The change to the medieval idea of science occurred for four reasons: collaboration, the derivation of new experimental methods, the ability to build on the legacy of existing scientific philosophy, and institutions that enabled academic publishing.

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