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An experiment in nature, like a text in the Bible, is capable of different interpretations, according to the preconceptions of the interpreter.

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He who cannot see the workings of a Divine wisdom in the order of the heavens, the change of the seasons, the flowing of the tides, the operations of the wind and other elements, the structure of the human body, the circulation of the blood through a variety of vessels wonderfully arranged and conducted, the instinct of beasts, their tempers and dispositions, the growth of plants, and their many effects for meat and medicine; he who cannot see all these and many other things as the evident contrivance of a Divine wisdom is sottishly blind, and unworthy the name of man.

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Born: July 30, 1726
Died: January 6, 1800 (aged 73)
Bio: William Jones, known as William Jones of Nayland, was a British clergyman and author.

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