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Neglecting science, not pursuing it, is what is irreligious
Drawn from what Herbert Spencer said
What Herbert Spencer actually said
- Herbert Spencer English philosopher and sociologist (1820 to 1903)
So far from science being irreligious, as many think, it is the neglect of science that is irreligious—it is the refusal to study the surrounding creation that is irreligious.
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↗Education: Intellectual, Moral, and Physical (1854-1861)gutenberg.org
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