How did humanism contribute to the scientific revolution? (5 points) a. humanism inspired the idea that knowledge could be gained through the evidence provided by human senses and reasoning. b. humanism was embraced by the catholic church, which sponsored humanist scientists. c. humanism cast doubt on christian beliefs, inspiring many christians to use scientific research to prove their faith. d. the church's persecution of humanists inspired a backlash that became the scientific revolution.

A. Humanism inspired the idea that knowledge could be gained through the evidence provided by human senses and reasoning.

Explanation:

Humanism was a phillosophical and ethical current that put human in the center of the universe, and that tried to give logical empirical thinking bigger importance than dogmatism and faith, it put science and experimentation in the center of the process of creating knowledge and took away the monopoly on knowledge from the church.

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