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How did Enlightenment thinkers such as Diderot and Voltaire challenge religious structures?(2 points)
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Voltaire believed that each state should only have one religion, but Diderot disagreed.
Voltaire believed that each state should only have one religion, but Diderot disagreed.
Diderot and Voltaire used reasoning rather than religion to explain the natural world.
Diderot and Voltaire used reasoning rather than religion to explain the natural world.
Diderot believed that freedom of religion would cause problems within the state.
Diderot believed that freedom of religion would cause problems within the state.
Diderot and Voltaire believed that religion explained all natural phenomena.
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Correct answer: "Diderot and Voltaire used reasoning rather than religion to explain the natural world."
Brief explanation: Both criticized superstition and the authority of the Church, promoted scientific inquiry and secular thinking (e.g., Diderot’s Encyclopédie, Voltaire’s attacks on clerical power). The other choices misrepresent their views.
Brief explanation: Both criticized superstition and the authority of the Church, promoted scientific inquiry and secular thinking (e.g., Diderot’s Encyclopédie, Voltaire’s attacks on clerical power). The other choices misrepresent their views.
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