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Gertrude Stein

The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.

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In the 1800s, people generally trusted science as a reliable way to understand the world and solve problems. However, in the 1900s, that trust weakened, and many began to question or doubt the certainty and authority of scientific knowledge.

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