The Pythagoreans sought a mathematical order they believed to be inherent in the universe.They also
A)rejected democracy as too chaotic and corrupt.
B)believed that human beings were simply complex machines.
C)participated in the cult of Dionysus.
D)believed in immortality and the transmigration of souls.
E)practiced astrology.

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The Pythagoreans believed in the transmigration of souls, which is the idea that the soul is immortal and is reborn in a different body after death. They also believed in the concept of "metempsychosis", which is the transmigration of the soul into another living being, possibly even an animal. This belief in the continuity of the soul was a central tenet of their philosophy.

The Pythagoreans Sought a Mathematical Order They Believed to Be