Those who wish to seek out the cause of miracles and to understand the things of nature as philosophers, and not to stare at them in astonishment like fools, are soon considered heretical and impious, and proclaimed as such by those whom the mob adores as the interpreters of nature and the gods. For these men know that, once ignorance is put aside, that wonderment would be taken away, which is the only means by which their authority is preserved.

Baruch Spinoza

Tag: truth thinking knowledge nature wonder miracles ignorance understanding philosopher foolish fools gods authority adoration cause causation heresy mob piety preservation astonishment interpret stare heretical impious the-gods

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As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist. For many are the obstacles that impede knowledge, both the obscurity of the question and the shortness of human life.

Diogenes Laertius

Tag: life existence knowledge philosophy belief atheism philosopher metaphysics gods question greek greece obstacles agnosticism zeus the-gods pantheon

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