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There WERE those, of course, who hated and feared science. But that hatred and fear often came because science was perceived as FOREIGN (e.g., as pagan Greek, or Arab Muslim). Here is Pope Sylvester II, shown consorting in a friendly way with the devil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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