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 the immortality and transmigration of souls.
E) believed that water is the original substance.

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The Pythagoreans believed in the immortality and transmigration of souls, which is the belief that the soul moves from one body to another after death. They also believed in a mathematical order in the universe, but they did not reject democracy, believe in humans as machines, participate in the cult of Dionysus or believe water was the original substance.

The Pythagoreans Sought a Mathematical Order They Believed to Be