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Francesco Redi. In 1668, Francesco Redi published the first set of experiments challenging spontaneous generation. In these experiments, he demonstrated that maggots arise from the eggs of flies rather than directly from rotting meat. He did so by taking several jars and placing raw meat inside of them.
Although Voltaire was a deist, he still had a very naturalistic worldview. He had a deep regard for science and its importance in promoting rational thought over superstition. Since he still believed in a supernatural creator, he did not subscribe to the emerging idea that living organisms could spontaneously generate from non-living matter. Still, Voltaire felt that basing your beliefs on empirical evidence was the antidote to religiosity and the dangerous authority it can create.