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Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah
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"Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah"

- Thomas Huxley

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This quote by Thomas Huxley is a commentary on the state of science and its capability to provide responses to the world's issues. Huxley is recommending that science can provide us with numerous insights and forecasts, but it can not offer us with a savior or a messiah. He is indicating that science can just take us so far, which ultimately, we need to rely on something else to supply us with the answers we look for. Huxley is recommending that science is limited in its ability to offer us with the responses we require, which we should look elsewhere for the options to our issues. He is highlighting the value of faith and spirituality in our lives, and how they can provide us with the hope and guidance we need. Ultimately, Huxley is suggesting that science can offer us with numerous insights, but it can not supply us with a rescuer or a messiah.

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Thomas Huxley This quote is written / told by Thomas Huxley between May 4, 1825 and June 29, 1895. He was a famous Scientist from England. The author also have 64 other quotes.

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