Peirce says, "There are real things, whose characters are entirely independent of our opinions about them; those realities affect our senses according to regular laws, and, though our sensations are as different as are our relations to the objects, yet, by taking advantage of the laws of perception, we can ascertain by reasoning how things really and truly are, and any man, if he have sufficient experience and reason enough about it, will be led to the one true conclusion." By following this, we are using the ...
A) method of creation.
B) method of science.
C) method of tenacity.
D) method of authority.

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Peirce is describing the scientific method, which involves relying on empirical evidence and systematic observation to draw conclusions about the objective reality of things. The other choices (A, C, and D) do not accurately reflect his views on how we come to know the truth about the world.

Peirce Says, "There Are Real Things, Whose Characters Are Entirely