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I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means could render credible, but only the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Galileo Galilei

Philosophy is written in that great book which ever lies before our eyes. I mean the universe, but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols, in which it is written.
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Book Eyes Language Philosophy Understand Universe Writing
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.
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Atheist Believe God Intellectual Obligation Reason Sense
Wine is sunlight, held together by water.
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Alcohol Sunlight Togetherness Water Wine
We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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Mathematics Number Science
Nonetheless, it moves.
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One Liner Science
Being infinitely amazed, so do I give thanks to God, Who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things, unrevealed to bygone ages.
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Amaze God Infinite Thankful
Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Absolute Holy Lie Scripture Truth
The deeper I go in considering the vanities of popular reasoning, the lighter and more foolish I find them.
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Consideration Fools Reason Vanity
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines.
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Achievement Benefit Conception Dispute Philosophy Prove
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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God Heaven Path
You may force me to say what you wish; you may revile me for saying what I do. But it moves.
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Force Move Science
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
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Deny Maintain Principle Science Truth
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
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Discover Easy Point Truth Understand
The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.
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God Language Law Mathematics Nature Writing
That sculpture is more admirable than painting for the reason that it contains relief and painting does not is completely false.
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Admire Painting Reason relief Sculpture

I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means could render credible, but only the voice of the Holy Spirit.

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I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means could render credible, but only the voice of the Holy Spirit.

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