Question

According to your Cartesians [followers of Descartes], everything is performed by an impulsion, of which we have very little notion; and according to Sir Isaac Newton, it is by an attraction, the cause of which is as much unknown to us. At Paris you imagine that the earth is shaped like a melon, or of an oblique figure; at London it has an oblate one. A Cartesian declares that light exists in the air; but a Newtonian asserts that it comes from the sun in six minutes and a half. . . . The very essence of things is totally changed. . . . How furiously contradictory are these opinions!

What is the main idea of this passage?

Sir Isaac Newton is the greatest scientist of this era.
Light comes from the sun in fewer than seven minutes.
The followers of Descartes know more than those who follow Newton.
People still don’t understand how the world works.

Answer 1

Answer: D ) people still dont understand how the world works. (hopefully i helped yo oogly dumb ahh)

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

People still don’t understand how the world works.

Step-by-step explanation:

The main idea that this passage wants to convey is that people still do not understand how the world works. This is shown by the fact that people disagree on the fundamentals of science. The author tells us that, while some people (Cartesians) hold a particular opinion, another group (Newtonians) disagree and interpret the world differently. The fact that such different opinions exist supports the idea that we are still learning about the way in which the world works.