The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity there is no excess; neither can angel or man come in danger by it.
— Francis Bacon Early Modern

Empiricism, scientific method

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Essays, Of Goodness, and Goodness of Nature

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1625

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5500/5500-h/5500-h.htm

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