One indisputable consequence of his separation from God is that man finds himself midway between God and Evil and subsequently experiences a permanent struggle of good and evil within him. Another consequence is the unavoidable separation between his mind and body, and he constantly experiences the conflict between his mind and body. To pull him out of ignorance, God gave man religion to remove his spiritual ignorance, and through science he should acquire enough knowledge to understand and master his physical surrounding. Both ways were adopted and grew side by side on the individual level and expanded on the family, society, nation, world and universe levels. Man can relate only to what he perceives.
Most people can relate rather easily to their immediate physical surrounding.
Therefore, external knowledge was given priority and became the standard of learning. Further, it is the external knowledge which caters for our physical needs and encourages industrial production. In order to control the production and distribution of the goods and services produced by the society, knowledgeable administrators were highly praised. The material aspect of life became determinant. A very important remark here is that external knowledge is related to the physical world and the body, which is the seat of evil.