<P> The Law of Three Stages is an idea developed by Auguste Comte in his work The Course in Positive Philosophy . It states that society as a whole, and each particular science, develops through three mentally conceived stages: (1) the theological stage, (2) the metaphysical stage, and (3) the positive stage . </P> <P> (1) The Theological stage refers to explanation by personified deities . During the earlier stages, people believe that all the phenomena of nature are the creation of the divine or supernatural . Men and children failed to discover the natural causes of various phenomena and hence attributed them to a supernatural or divine power . Comte broke this stage into 3 sub-stages: </P>

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