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Discuss the author’s attitude towards the pre-scientific imagination and the tone he adopts while talking about it.
Discuss the author’s attitude towards the pre-scientific imagination and the tone he adopts while talking about it.
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Initially, the author expresses skepticism regarding pre-scientific imagination by discussing magical elements such as flying carpets and winged horses. The narrative suggests a prevailing notion that the universe is teeming with superstitious concepts and beliefs in mythical creatures, with the perception that some form of energy or superhuman entity serves as the leader of the universe.
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