When understanding of the universe has become widespread, when the majority of men know that the stars are not sources of light but worlds, perhaps inhabited worlds like ours, then the Christian doctrine will be convicted of absurdity."
Cando a comprensión do universo sexa amplamanete difundida, cando a maioría dos homes coñezan que as estrelas non son fontes de luz senón mundos, seica mundos habitados como o noso, entón a doutrina cristiá estará condenada ao absurdo (The dogma of Christianity gets worn away before the advances of science.