Question

The writer says that because of a fairly long tradition of scientific investigation ____________.

• A. We now throroughly understand Nature and have made enduring discoveries
• B. We can understand Nature and make lasting discoveries
• C. We can ask understandable questions and Nature will give us true answers
• D. We will find Nature bewildering

Answer 1

The correct option is B We can understand Nature and make lasting discoveries

"As a result of two or three centuries of scientific investigation in the sense that when we ask for questions by way of appropriate observations and experiments she will answer truly and reward us with discoveries that endure." - from this line in the passage we can conclude that due to a long tradition of scientific investigation, we can, now, understand Nature and make lasting discoveries. Option B is thus the answer.