Not unaware of the increasing popularity of the pseudosciences, such as phrenology and mesmerism, in 1838 a group of scientists in Boston formed the Lazzaroni, an exclusive society whose membership was limited to the "best scientific minds of the country" and whose purpose was to keep the "progress of science" from being threatened by "charlatanism and quackery."
The use of quotations in the passage suggests which of the following about the members of the Lazzaroni?
A.They regretted their previous support of the pseudosciences.
B.They feared that the pseudosciences were detrimental to the true sciences.
C.They believed that their mission was to better understand the pseudosciences.
D.They planned to use scientific methods to discredit the pseudosciences.
E.They did not fully comprehend the degree of popularity of the pseudosciences.