John Dewey, a worshiper in the temple of science, said “the future of our civilization depends on the widening spread and deepening hold of the scientific habit of mind.” But perhaps there is more truth in an old wisecrack of Oliver Wendell Holmes: “Science is a good piece of furniture for a man to have in an upper chamber provided he has common sense on the ground floor.” In the third and fourth paragraphs, the author discusses a case in order to demonstrate the confidence of scientists demonstrate the confidence of scientists A illustrate the limits of scientific claims illustrate the limits of scientific claims B show why scientists stopped believing in superstitions show why scientists stopped believing in superstitions C argue that people want to trust scientific thinking argue that people want to trust scientific thinking D present an example of a scientific investigation