Buffon's work created a great furore, of course. The theologians at the Sorbonne condemned him, and Buffon dutifully retracted. But he wasn't sincere: ‘It is better to be humble than hanged. (Stephen Baxter)

Buffon's work created a great furore, of course. The theologians at the Sorbonne condemned him, and Buffon dutifully retracted. But he wasn't sincere: ‘It is better to be humble than hanged.

Stephen Baxter

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