The Pythagoreans
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)discovered that the intervals in the musical scale can be expressed mathematically.
E)practiced astrology.

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The Pythagoreans are known for discovering that the intervals in the musical scale can be expressed mathematically. They also had a deep interest in mathematics and believed that numbers held special powers and properties. There is no evidence to suggest that they rejected democracy or believed in astrology. While they did participate in certain religious practices, such as the worship of Apollo, there is no indication that they were part of the cult of Dionysus.