Ch. XI: Points of View
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Hence when the man of science says, 'There is no God,' he only gives voice to the feeling of the inadequacy of the old anthropomorphic conception, in the presence of the astounding facts of the universe.

— John Burroughs

What It Means

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John Burroughs

About John Burroughs

John Burroughs (April 3, 1837 - March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and nature essayist.