It may be inferred from the passage that Bacon viewed the notion that conclusions could be drawn from past experience as

A． give an example of schools of belief that fail to make sufficiently truthful predictions
B． cite sciences which have failed to gain popular support by making unpopular predictions
C． identify superstitions whose predictive strength is inexplicably consistent
D． provide cases of schools of belief whose predictions lack firm evidence
E． gain authoritative support for the notion that that a universal suspension of belief may be warranted

A． sustaining evidence
B． believable theory
C． legitimate analysis
D． absolute statement
E． complicated contention