'I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use and by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Galileo argues that God gave humans reason and senses to use for gaining knowledge, not to ignore them.
- In plain terms
- Use your mind and senses to understand the world as intended.
- What can you take from it?
- Reason and observation are gifts to be used.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you reconcile faith and reason?
- What gifts do you use to seek truth?
Another view
This view assumes a specific interpretation of divine will.
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