Quote#Science & Reason
Only a few years ago science was superstition’s hired man. The…
Quote byRobert Green Ingersoll · 1833–1899
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Brooklyn Divines." Brooklyn Union (Brooklyn, NY), 1883..
English (original)
Only a few years ago science was superstition’s hired man. The scientific men apologized for every fact they happened to find. With hat in hand they begged pardon of the parson for finding a fossil, and asked the forgiveness of God for making any discovery in nature.
— Robert Green Ingersoll
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