Although Thales is responsible for all the following innovations, the text identifies which as revolutionizing thought?
A)Thales was the first man known to have predicted a solar eclipse.
B)Thales omitted the gods from his explanation of nature and found physical explanations to be sufficient.
C)Thales believed that water was the basic element out of which everything was made.
D)Thales broke with the commonly held explanation for the occurence of earthquakes.
E)Thales noted that heavenly objects move in regular patterns.

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Thales' omission of gods from his explanations of nature and his reliance on physical explanations was a significant departure from traditional Greek thought and represented a revolution in philosophy and scientific thinking. The other innovations listed were significant, but did not have the same impact on thought and intellectual history.

Although Thales Is Responsible for All the Following Innovations, the Text