Epicurus has an attractive formulation about the gods - they probably exists, but they don't pay attention to the affairs of men or the operation of nature - and about natural science: that without an understanding of natural science, how nature actually works, one is condemned to a lifetime fear of the gods.
"It is impossible for anyone to dispel his fear over the most important matters, if he does not know what is the nature of the universe but instead suspects something that happens in myth. Therefore, it is impossible to obtain unmitigated pleasure without natural science."
- Epicurus
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