Quote by Albert Jay Nock

The position of modern science, as far as an ignorant man of letters can understand it, seems not a step in advance of that held by Huxley and Romanes in the last century.

The position of modern science, as far as an ignorant man of

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This quote suggests that, from the perspective of someone without much knowledge in the field of science, modern science does not seem to have made significant progress compared to the views held by intellectuals like Thomas Huxley and George Romanes in the previous century. It implies that the understanding and advancements in science have not drastically changed over time, or that the advancements are not easily comprehensible to individuals who are not experts in the field.

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