Quote by Asa Gray

We may take it to be the accepted idea that the Mosaic books were not handed down to us for our instruction in scientific knowledge, and that it is our duty to ground our scientific beliefs upon observation and inference, unmixed with considerations of a different order.

We may take it to be the accepted idea that the Mosaic books

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This quote suggests that the Mosaic books, referring to the books of Moses in the Bible, were not intended to provide scientific knowledge. Instead, it implies that we should rely on observation and inference for constructing our scientific beliefs, separate from any religious or spiritual considerations. In essence, it advocates for a division between religious and scientific realms, with the understanding that religious texts may not offer factual or empirical explanations for natural phenomena.

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