Ned land is generally distrustful of science and progress

The statement is true. Ned Land, a character from Twenthy Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, is generally distrustful of science and progress.

Explanation:

About 40 years old, Ned Land is a Canadian harpooner from Quebec. Tall man (more than six feet tall) and endowed with a great visual acuity, his temperament characterizes him. Aboard the Abraham Lincoln, despite his naughty and vulgar character, he befriends Professor Pierre Aronnax, to whom he recounts his fishing campaigns. The sailor does not believe in an aquatic monster, unlike Aronnax. Following the sinking of the ship, he found refuge on the hull of the Nautilus. His positive spirit and his blood constitution do not match the existence of the submarine. Knowing all the species of fish, it is a great help for Aronnax at the time of the underwater observations through the portholes. He is constantly planning escape plans, but despite his animosity for Captain Nemo, he will nevertheless save the latter from the attack of a shark. His anger is terrible and he ends up suffering from claustrophobia, to the point that Council, his cabin companion, fears that he will try to kill himself. Finally, he will succeed with his two companions to escape while the Nautilus is caught in the eddies of the Maelstrom.

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