What was a major consequence of establishing the scientific method?

It caused an immediate decline in artistic production.

It provided a new, organized way to study the natural world based on evidence.

It was quickly rejected by all European thinkers outside of England and France.

It confirmed that Earth was the center of the universe.

Francis Bacon argued that the most reliable path to truth and knowledge was through which of the following methods?

Accepting the teachings of ancient philosophers

Using logic and mathematics alone

Relying on direct observation of the natural world

Following the doctrines of the Church

To provide a clear, evidence-based process for investigating the natural world.

To prove that the ideas of ancient Greece were entirely wrong.

To find a way to unify all European governments under a single ruler.

To create new inventions for military purposes and exploration.