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From "On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection: Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" by Darwin, Charles
Francis Bacon
Renaissance philosopher whose advocacy for empirical science is quoted by Darwin.
Core Belief
"Men should strive for endless progress in both divinity and philosophy."
Worldview
The world is a book of God's works to be studied through observation and experimentation, leading to the advancement of human knowledge.
Personality
Intellectual, ambitious, and a proponent of inductive reasoning. He believes in the power of human intellect to unlock the secrets of nature.
In Their Own Words
"To conclude, therefore, let no man out of a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the book of God’s word, or in the book of God’s works...but rather let men endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both."
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