Just to the extent that the Bible was appealed to in matters of scienc…

Robert Green Ingersoll
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Just to the extent that the Bible was appealed to in matters of science, science was retarded; and just to the extent that science has been appealed to in matters of religion, religion has advanced - so that now the object of intelligent religionists is to adopt a creed that will bear the test and criticism of science. ✨ Robert Green Ingersoll (2004). Superstition and Other Essays
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