"nature and nature’s laws lay hid the night god said, ‘let newton be,’ and all was light.’ the couplet above was alexander pope’s way of expressing the relationship between the scientific revolution and christianity. what was the effect of 17th century science on christianity, and how did each react to each other? "nature and nature’s laws lay hid the night god said, ‘let newton be,’ and all was light.’ the couplet above was alexander pope’s way of expressing the relationship between the scientific revolution and christianity. what was the effect of 17th century science on christianity, and how did each react to each other?