He had spent his childhood in the natural environment of the countryside, constantly questioning the whys of natural phenomena, so he was by instinct attracted to objective, demonstrable truths.

• 他的童年是在农村的自然环境中度过的，那时他就不停地对自然现象提出为什么，所以他天然地对客观的、可论证的真理感兴趣。