My main takeaway from this class is that after the industrial revolution, many new tools and techs were created which allowed scientists to discover much more about our Universe and let both researchers and authors make really accurate predictions such as Jules Verne. Even though all these facts had irrefutable evidence, there were still some people that did not want to accept them, such as Poe, be it either because of religion or fear.
This completely assimilates to our current society, as, still today there are many people who refute believe in scientifically proven theories.