Science tells us what we can know, but what we can know is little, and if we forget how much we cannot know we become insensitive (A) / incurious (B) to many things of very great importance. Theology, on the other hand, induces a dogmatic belief that we have knowledge where in fact we have ignorance, and by doing so generates a kind of precarious (A) / impertinent (B) insolence towards the universe. Uncertainty, in the presence of vivid hopes and fears, is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales. It is not good either to forget the questions that philosophy asks, or to persuade ourselves that we have found factual (A) / indubitable (B) answers to them. To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without being paralysed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can still do for those who study it.___
Incurious means 'not interested in knowing' whereas insensitive means 'lacking feeling or respect'. If we forget how much we don't know, we will not be able to respect phenomena we know little about. So insensitive, which conveys the meaning of a lack of wonder, is the right word in this context. Precarious means uncertain whereas impertinent means brash or rude. If one too strongly believes in theological precepts, he or she will develop an attitude of false certainly and will be rude and close-minded towards new knowledge. So impertinent is the right word for the second choice. Factual means 'fact-based' but it may not mean correct. On the other hand, indubitable means 'indisputable' or 'completely correct'. The author wants to convey the idea that we should not persuade ourselves that we have found 'perfect' answers to philosophical questions.
So, the correct answer is ABB.
Incurious means 'not interested in knowing' whereas insensitive means 'lacking feeling or respect'. If we forget how much we don't know, we will not be able to respect phenomena we know little about. So insensitive, which conveys the meaning of a lack of wonder, is the right word in this context. Precarious means uncertain whereas impertinent means brash or rude. If one too strongly believes in theological precepts, he or she will develop an attitude of false certainly and will be rude and close-minded towards new knowledge. So impertinent is the right word for the second choice. Factual means 'fact-based' but it may not mean correct. On the other hand, indubitable means 'indisputable' or 'completely correct'. The author wants to convey the idea that we should not persuade ourselves that we have found 'perfect' answers to philosophical questions.
So, the correct answer is ABB.
