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Although not a scientist by profession, Bacon advanced the philosophy of empiricism, which embraced primarily quantitative observations and the induction of conclusions from those observations. Bacon therefore believed knowledge could only be gained through experimentation. He also established a common belief of the scientific revolution, claiming that the material advancement of science and technology would lead to the advancement of a civilization. Bacon disagreed with scholasticism in that it embraced the accomplishments of past civilizations. Bacon's belief in empiricism, however, would have a significant effect on scientific and theological thought during the 17th century. The dependence of mathematics would reshape the world in mathematical terms. This belief in a consistency in nature would be reflected as Christian scientists sought to establish God as equally rational to the world he