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"If, in fact, the great body of the unscientific public cannot be made to grasp anything of the order of things in the universe, and the adaptation of means to ends, without the special aid of a revelation, then I say revelation is necessary."

William Whewell, philosopher

Possible meaning
Whewell suggests that if understanding the universe's inherent order and design is impossible for the general public without divine revelation, then such revelation becomes a pragmatic necessity for widespread comprehension of existence.