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Why does the poet suspect science in connection with his losing his childhood?

Why does the poet suspect science in connection with his losing his childhood?

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  1. Science is based on reason and logic. The concept of hell and heaven are imaginary. In his childhood, the poet used to believe in divine things. However when he grew old and read science, it totally negated this concept and hence his imaginations were also gone. The poet believes that this led him to lose his childhood.

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