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Few if any seemed to have grasped the Principle of Reality meaning people were divided on scientific discoveries that contradicted their religious beliefs. Thomas Huxley, an English biologist, said, “The great majority of mankind are incurably ignorant of the first principles of science.” Indeed, the overwhelming majority of the world’s population at the time was still under the influence of religion, which was based on belief in a literal interpretation of scripture.
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